Count repeated factors: there are two 3’s and two 43’s. So write the product with exponents as 32 · 432.
You can also combine them: (3·43)2 = 1292 = 16641.
So the blanks are both filled with 2: 32 · 432.
Convert the product 3 · 3 · 43 · 43 into exponential form by grouping like factors. Show that it equals 3² · 43², which is also (3·43)² = 129² = 16641.
Count repeated factors: there are two 3’s and two 43’s. So write the product with exponents as 32 · 432.
You can also combine them: (3·43)2 = 1292 = 16641.
So the blanks are both filled with 2: 32 · 432.