Question

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

Answer 1

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`