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Multiply and simplify.

Multiply and simplify.-example-1

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Answer:

10 g^4 h^9

Explanation:

-5gh^4 * (-2g^3 h^5)

Rewriting

-5*-2 g*g^3 h^4*h^5

When the bases are the same, we add the exponents (x^a * x^b = x^ (a+b)

There is an implied 1 if there is no exponent

-5*-2 g^1*g^3 h^4*h^5

10 * g^(1+3) h^(4+5)

10 g^4 h^9

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