1) (3^{4} = (3^{2})^{2}) 2) ((\frac{5}{9})^{5} = (\frac{5}{9})^{2} \cdot (\frac{5}{9})^{3}) 3) (i^{3} = (i^{2}) \cdot i) 4) (c^{10} = (c^{5})^{2}) 5) ((-x)^{17} = ((-x)^{8}) \cdot ((-x)^{8}) \cdot (-x)) 6) ((-11b)^{43} = ((-11b)^{21})^{2} \cdot (-11b) \cdot (-11b))
1) (3^{4} = (3^{2})^{2})
2) ((\frac{5}{9})^{5} = (\frac{5}{9})^{2} \cdot (\frac{5}{9})^{3})
3) (i^{3} = (i^{2}) \cdot i)
4) (c^{10} = (c^{5})^{2})
5) ((-x)^{17} = ((-x)^{8}) \cdot ((-x)^{8}) \cdot (-x))
6) ((-11b)^{43} = ((-11b)^{21})^{2} \cdot (-11b) \cdot (-11b))