Simplify: (8a^2 b)^2 = ?

Simplify: (8a^2 b)^2 = ?

• A. 16 a^2 b^2
• B. 64 a^4 b^2
• C. 8 a^4 b^2
• D. 32 a^3 b^2

Answer: (B)

When you square a product, you square each factor separately. Treat 8, a^2, and b as the factors: 8^2, (a^2)^2, and b^2. Calculating gives 64, a^4, and b^2. Multiply them together to get 64 a^4 b^2. This is the simplified form.

When you square a product, you square each factor separately. Treat 8, a^2, and b as the factors: 8^2, (a^2)^2, and b^2. Calculating gives 64, a^4, and b^2. Multiply them together to get 64 a^4 b^2. This is the simplified form.