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Simplify (8x^4)(4x^3)/7x^2.

Simplify (8x^4)(4x^3)/7x^2.-example-1
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The idea is to multiply and divide the coefficients of terms and add and subtract the powers of the variable "x"

Here is it:

8*4/7 = 32 / 7

and


(x^4 * x^3)/(x^2) =x^(4+3-2)=x^5

So, we can write the final form as follows:


(32x^5)/(7)


which leads us to the choice A


Hope that helps
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