Answer:
a. third odd number = 5
third square number = 9
third cube number = 27
Answer is the third cube number.
b. sixth odd number = 11
fourth square number = 16
second cube number = 8
Answer is the fourth square number.
p^(a-1)
Step-by-step explanation:
The simplified expression can be seen in the picture attached below
As the factors have the same base, we just need to add or substract the exponents
p^(a-3+2) = p^(a-1)
0.2