Simplify (ab)^m:
Aa^m + b^m
B(a+b)^m
Ca^m × b^m
Da^(b·m)
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. a^m × b^m
1. By the distributive law of indices over multiplication: (ab)^m = a^m × b^m.
2. Each base is raised independently to the same power.
3. Example: (5×4)^2 = 5^2 × 4^2 = 25 × 16.
_Source: ICMAI BoS CMA Foundation Paper 3 (Business Mathematics & Statistics), Module 2 §2.2 (Indices and Logarithms) + Module 5 (Standard Deviation), p. 112-160 + 318-340_
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