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I don’t understand why I have to square 2 and cube 3. I also don’t understand the following steps after dividing by 6.
Answer provided by our tutors
You don't have to square 2 and cube 3, it is written in that way as to show the step by step solving since:
108 = (2^2)(*3^3)
You can also just delete both sides of the equation by 6:
