How to use the power rule of exponents to simplify

The video tutorial explains the concept of squaring monomials and common errors students make, such as forgetting parentheses. It clarifies the meaning of exponents, showing that squaring a term means multiplying it by itself. The tutorial demonstrates the correct calculation of squaring a monomial, resulting in a positive value, and explains the use of the distributive property in this context.

What does the expression XY squared represent in terms of multiplication?

Describe the process of distributing the square to both terms in the expression -6P.