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Your answer should be a polynomial in standard form.
(-8a^2 – 1) (3a^2– 5) =

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Answer: Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.

−8⋅3(a2a2)−8a2⋅−5−1(3a2)−1⋅−5

Multiply a 2 by a 2 by adding the exponents.

Use the power rule a m a n = a m + n to combine exponents.

− 8 ⋅ 3 a 2 + 2 − 8 a 2 ⋅ − 5 − 1 ( 3 a 2 ) − 1 ⋅ − 5

Multiply−8by3.−24a4−8a2⋅−5−1(3a2)−1⋅−5

Multiply−5by−8.−24a4+40a2−1(3a2)−1⋅−5

Multiply3by−1.−24a4+40a2−3a2−1⋅−5

Multiply−1by−5.−24a4+40a2−3a2+5

Subtract3a2from40a2.−24a4+37a2+5

Step-by-step explanation: Please hep me with this if you know!

Expand. Your answer should be a polynomial in standard form. (-8a^2 – 1) (3a^2– 5) =-example-1
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Answer:

The answer is =-24a^4+37a^2+5

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