Question

simplify this 3x3(4x2)

Answer 1

Can you clarify the question, is that \(3x^3(4x^2)\)?

Answer 2

yeah it is

Answer 3

Okay, was confused. Just multiply it out. \(3x^3\cdot4x^2\).

Answer 4

so 432?

Answer 5

How did you get that? Where did the \(x\)s go?

Answer 6

idk , I don't know how to do this

Answer 7

432 is \(3^3\times4^2\), but you have \(3x^3\cdot4x^2\), you can't just ignore the \(x\)s.

Answer 8

\(3x^3(4x^2)=3\cdot x^3\cdot4\cdot x^2=(3\cdot4)(x^3\cdot x^2)\)

Answer 9

\(x^a\cdot x^b=x^{a+b}\)