Question

Write the product in its simplest form: -5x*8x^7

Answer 1

-40x⁸

Explanation:

-5x × 8x⁷

(-5 × 8) × (x × x⁷)

-40 × x⁸

-40x⁸

Answer 2

-40 x^8

Explanation:

-5x*8x^7

We know that a^b * a^c = a^(b+c)

-5 *8 * (x*x^7)

-40 *(x^1 * x^7)

-40 x^(1+7)

-40 x^8