Rewrite the expression in simplest form.
(-6x^2) (9x^3)
Please help me with this ? Do we multiply ???
(-6*9) (x^2*x^3)
(-54)(x^5)
-54x^5
Thanks a lot Damon !
Yes, in order to simplify the expression (-6x^2) (9x^3), we need to multiply the coefficients (numbers) and the variables together.
To do this, we can follow the rules of multiplying two terms with variables:
1. Multiply the coefficients (-6 and 9) together: (-6) * (9) = -54.
2. Multiply the variables (x^2 and x^3) together. When multiplying variables with the same base (in this case, x), we add their exponents: x^2 * x^3 = x^(2+3) = x^5.
So the simplified expression is -54x^5.