math question plz help


Answer:
1.10
2.49z^4
Step-by-step explanation:
1.What I did was change 1/2 to a decimal and then go from there::0.5(8)-(-4)+2 ::0.5(8)=4-(-4)=8 because of KCC then 8+2=10
2.The power of a product is equal to the product of it's factors raised to the same power