(3x^2y^4)(4xy^2)
in simplist form
please help
I am assuming that only the y term is squared in the second term.
12 (x^3) (y^6)
When multiplying terms, you add the exponents.
I hope this helps.
To simplify the expression (3x^2y^4)(4xy^2), we need to multiply the coefficients (numbers) separately, and then combine the variables with the same base (x and y) by adding their exponents.
Let's start by multiplying the coefficients: 3 times 4 equals 12.
Next, we will combine the variables x and y. We add the exponents of x and y that are multiplied together.
For x, we add the exponents 2 + 1, which gives us x^3.
For y, we add the exponents 4 + 2, which gives us y^6.
Now we can write the simplified expression: 12x^3y^6.