I do not understand this problem axbxaxb=


The answer I put is ab squared. Is that correct?

Yes.

Don't use x as a multiplication sign, use * or use brackets, so I see your product as

(a)(b)(a)(b)
= (ab)^2
or
= a^2 b^2

when you say
ab^2, it is only the b that is squared.

You’re wrong it’s a squared b squared

To understand the problem axbxaxb, let's break it down step by step:

1. The expression axbxaxb can be rewritten as (a * x * b * x * a * x * b).

2. In mathematics, the multiplication operation is associative, which means you can change the grouping of the numbers without changing the result. Therefore, we can rearrange the expression as ((a * a * a) * (b * b * b) * (x * x * x)).

3. Using the exponent notation, where n represents the number of times a value is multiplied by itself, we can rewrite the expression as (a^3 * b^3 * x^3).

4. Finally, if we have the product of multiple variables with the same base raised to the same power, we can simplify it further by multiplying the coefficients and keeping the base with the combined exponent. In this case, the simplified expression is (a^3 * b^3 * x^3).

Therefore, the answer to the expression axbxaxb is a^3 * b^3 * x^3. It is not equivalent to ab^2.

I hope this explanation clarifies the problem for you.