multiplying monomials - please advise if this is correct? If not please advise where I went wrong?
-12sq*3s = -36sq^2
the answer would be:
-36s^2q.
the s is squared and the q not because your multi. SQ*3S. so there are 2
S's but only one q.
Ty
To multiply monomials, you need to multiply the coefficients and the variables separately. Let's break it down and check your work step by step:
Given expression: -12sq * 3s
Step 1: Multiply the coefficients (-12 * 3 = -36)
Result so far: -36sq * s
Step 2: Multiply the variables. When multiplying variables with the same base (in this case, the variable "s" and the variable "q"), you add their exponents. In this case, there is only one "s" in each monomial, so we don't need to do any calculations for the "s." For "q," there is no "q" in the second monomial, so we don't need to consider it either.
Result: -36sq * s
You did the calculations correctly, so the expression -12sq * 3s simplifies to -36sq * s. Well done!