SOLUTION: Multiply : (4x^2y^2), (6ax^2y^6) The answer I came up with is: 24ax^4y^12 Explanation for my answer: I multiplied 4*6, then x^2 and left the "a" as is. I also muliplied y^2 * y

SOLUTION: Multiply : (4x^2y^2), (6ax^2y^6) The answer I came up with is: 24ax^4y^12 Explanation for my answer: I multiplied 46, then x^2 and left the "a" as is. I also muliplied y^2 y

Question 77529: Multiply : (4x^2y^2), (6ax^2y^6)
The answer I came up with is: 24ax^4y^12
Explanation for my answer: I multiplied 4*6, then x^2 and left the "a" as is. I also muliplied y^2 * y^6. Please help me thank you!
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Well, you've got the right idea!
Let's go through the steps:

1) Multiply the integers: You did this correctly.
2) Leave the a alone. You did this ok.
3) Multiply the x's. Add the exponents! You did this ok.
4) Multiply the y's. Here you must have multiplied the exponents to get rather than added them to get.
So:

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