Difference between revisions of "2009 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 6"

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The following problem is from both the 2009 AMC 12A #6 and 2009 AMC 10A #13, so both problems redirect to this page.

Suppose that $P = 2^m$ and $Q = 3^n$ . Which of the following is equal to $12^{mn}$ for every pair of integers $(m,n)$ ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ P^2Q \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ P^nQ^m \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ P^nQ^{2m} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ P^{2m}Q^n \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ P^{2n}Q^m$

We have $12^{mn} = (2\cdot 2\cdot 3)^{mn} = 2^{2mn} \cdot 3^{mn} = (2^m)^{2n} \cdot (3^n)^m = \boxed{P^{2n} Q^m}$ .

2009 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources)
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2009 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources)
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All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions

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 == Problem ==
 Suppose that <math>P = 2^m</math> and <math>Q = 3^n</math>. Which of the following is equal to <math>12^{mn}</math> for every pair of integers <math>(m,n)</math>?
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