1. Jude incorrectly simplified the expression (12)2x12x(12)3 as shown below (12)2x12x(12)3(18)6. a)describe the mistake that Jude made?
Jude's mistake lies in incorrectly simplifying the expression by adding an extraneous term, ( (18)^6 ), which does not belong in the original expression. The correct simplification should only involve the multiplication of the terms ( (12)^2 \times 12 \times (12)^3 ). This should yield a single power of ( 12 ), specifically ( (12)^{2+1+3} = (12)^6 ), without introducing any additional terms.