A student simplified this expression: 3^3⋅3−2/(3^6)2
3
3
⋅
3
−
2
(
3
6
)
2
using these steps:
Step 1: 3−6312
3
−
6
3
12
Step 2: 136⋅312
1
3
6
⋅
3
12
Step 3: 1318
1
3
18
Which of these steps contains a mistake from the previous step?
(1 point)
Responses
There are no mistakes. The answer is correct.
There are no mistakes. The answer is correct.
Step 1 had the mistake. Correct answer to this step is 31312
3
1
3
12
Step 1 had the mistake. Correct answer to this step is the fraction with numerator 3 to the 1th power and denominator 3 to the 12th power
Step 2 had the mistake. Correct answer to this step is 36
3
6
Step 2 had the mistake. Correct answer to this step is 3 to the 6th power
Step 3 had the mistake. Correct answer to this step is 136