Question

expand using the distributive property: (will award and fan asap)

Answer 1

\[a ^{2}b(xa ^{2}b + a ^{4}b)\]

Answer 2

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 3

@Nnesha

Answer 4

what do you have so far?

Answer 5

[a ^{2}b(xa ^{2}b) + a ^{2}b (a ^{4}b)\]

Answer 6

oh wait thats messed up hold on

Answer 7

\[a ^{2}b(xa ^{2}b) + a ^{2}b (a ^{4}b) \]

Answer 8

is that right so far? @jim_thompson5910

Answer 9

yes so far, so good

you used the distributive property in the right way

Answer 10

phew

Answer 11

are you able to multiply out the terms?

Answer 12

Am I? This problem looks so confusing

Answer 13

let's start with this

Answer 14

there are really 1s over the b terms