Question

Fix the Mistakes & the correct answer

Answer 1

A. The mistake in simplifying the expression is in
`x^(2 *4)`.

B. The error occurred in the multiplication of the exponents instead of addition.

Using the distributive property of multiplication, we can simplify the expression by multiplyingng the coefficients and adding the exponents of the like variables:

`(3x^2)(-2x^4) = 3x^2 * (-2) * x^4`

Simplifying the expression:

`(3x^2)(-2x^4)`

=
`-6x^((2+4))`

`(3x^2)(-2x^4)` =
`-6x^6`

Thus, the product of (
`3x^2`) and (
`-2x^4`) is
`-6x^6` and not
`-6x^8`.