1 multiplied by b squared multiplied by c squared b squared means we raise b to the power of 2: b^2 c squared means we raise c to the power of 2: c^2 b squared multiplied by c squared b^2c^2 1 multiplied by b squared multiplied by c squared means we multiply 1 by b^2c^2 1b^2c^2 Multiplying by 1 can be written by removing the 1 since it's an identity multiplication: b^2c^2