NEED HELP ASAP!!! Which of the following shows the prime factorization of 72 using exponential notation? A) 8x9

B)2^2 x 3^2

C)2 x 6^2

D)2^3 x 3^2

D)2^3 x 3^2

Step-by-step explanation:

2 x 2 x 2 = 8

3 x 3 = 9

8 x 9 = 72

answer:   b

step-by-step explanation:

x2 = 16

x can not be a negative number because 16 is positive

the only answer would be positive 8  

or

step-by-step explanation:

we need to solve for 'x' the following equation:  

we have that:

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factorizing, we get that:

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then, the solutions are: or

nothing extraneous has been found!