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Write the product in simplest form: 3w^4 * (-5w^2)

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remember that (ab)(cd)=(a)(b)(c)(d)

also remember that
(x^a)(x^b)=x^(a+b)

so


(3w^4)(-5w^2)=


(3)(w^4)(-5)(w^2)=


(3)(-5)(w^4)(w^2)=


(-15)(w^(4+2))=


(-15)(w^6)=


-15w^6

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