Abs[z^a] == Abs[z]^a /; Element[a, Reals]

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Cell[BoxData[RowBox[List[RowBox[List["HoldPattern", "[", RowBox[List["Abs", "[", SuperscriptBox["z_", "a_"], "]"]], "]"]], "\[RuleDelayed]", RowBox[List[SuperscriptBox[RowBox[List["Abs", "[", "z", "]"]], "a"], "/;", RowBox[List["a", "\[Element]", "Reals"]]]]]]]]

2001-10-29