Hi there!
Sure, let's simplify the expression (x^8/x^2)^2 × (x^8/x^4)^4.
First, let's simplify inside the parentheses separately.
(x^8/x^2)^2 simplifies to (x^6)^2 because when dividing with the same base, x^8 divided by x^2 equals x^(8-2) which is x^6.
Therefore, (x^8/x^2)^2 becomes x^(6*2) which is x^12.
Similarly, (x^8/x^4)^4 simplifies to (x^4)^4 because x^8 divided by x^4 equals x^(8-4) which is x^4.
Therefore, (x^8/x^4)^4 becomes x^(4*4) which is x^16.
Now let's simplify the entire expression by multiplying x^12 and x^16.
(x^12) × (x^16) = x^(12+16) = x^28.
So the simplified expression is indeed x^28.
If you're looking for an alternative form apart from x^28, there isn't one in this case. The simplification leads to x^28 as the answer.