Question

When you apply a power to a product of two or more terms, you __________ the exponent.

Answer 1

You multiply the exponent
Remember to MULTIPLY exponents (not add them) when you are raising a power to a power. In this case, (−3x3y2)4 = (−3)4(x3)4(y2)4 = −34 · x3·4 · y2·4.