Question

Question 81

In the following question, state whether the given statements are true (T) or false (F).

$a^p\times b^q=(ab{)}^{pq}$

Answer 1

False:
$RHS=(ab{)}^{pq}$
Using law of exponents, $(ab{)}^m=a^m\times b^m$
$\therefore (ab{)}^{pq}=(a{)}^{pq}\times (b{)}^{pq}$
$LHS\ne RHS$