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This is my sons math and I don't know how to simplify this

This is my sons math and I don't know how to simplify this-example-1

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In order to simplify this expression, we need to use the distributive property:


a(b+c)=ab+ac

So, expanding the product, we have:


\begin{gathered} -3n^3(-8n^3-3n^2) \\ =-3n^3(-8n^3)+(-3n^3)(-3n^2) \\ =24n^6+9n^5 \end{gathered}

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