Question

Can someone please help me solve this? Thankyou! I'll give a medal

Answer 1

The dot between the two fractions means "multiply"

So we multiply straight across. The numerators will pair up to multiply. So will the denominators. Let's focus on the numerators for now.

what is `(5x+10) times (2x)` equal to?
hint: distributive property

Answer 2

10x^2+20x??

Answer 3

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 4

correct

Answer 5

what do you get when you multiply out the denominators?

Answer 6

hmm lemme see

Answer 7

if you're still stuck, then here's an example of how to multiply polynomials using the box method

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OvHmKjVTGU

I recommend this method because it will come handy for more complicated multiplication problems

Answer 8

4x^2-10x