Answer:
X = - 84
Step-by-step explanation:
When you are multiplying 2 numbers with exponents, you need to add the exponent. When you multiply an exponent with an exponent, you multiply them.
So,
(3^2 x 7^4) ^9
First multiply the base and add exponents = ( 21^6) ^9
= 21 ^6x9
21^54
The same rule applies for variables, just pretend there is an imaginary 1.
Dividing two negatives equals a positive:
(-63) / (-9) = 7
If the question is 40 - 
, then you would do 16 ÷ 4 = 4, and then 40 - 4 = 36.
If the question is 
, then you divide both 40 and 16 by 4, to get 10 - 4 = 6.
I hope this helps!
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