Question

find the product 7x(-2x^4)

Answer 1

Could you show us what you've done so far?

Answer 2

i just cant seem to understand

Answer 3

Okay, well your above expression can be rewritten as this:
\[\large 7x(-2x^4)=7\times x\times -2\times x^4\]
AM I right?

Answer 4

Or do you not understand this part?

Answer 5

yes

Answer 6

I need to find the product

Answer 7

This is what we're doing. I'm getting there step by step for you to understand.
So basically what the expression is asking you to do is calculate
\[\huge 7×x×−2×x^4=(7\times -2)\times (x\times x^4)\]

Answer 8

So could you simplify the RHS [Right Hand Side] for me?

Answer 9

what's 7 times -2? And what's x\times x^4. Use this identity for the exponents:
\[\huge x^n\times x=x^{n+1}\]
where: n is a real number.

Answer 10

@amandahigham I'm waiting for your response to what I put out for you.