SOLUTION: I'm not sure if it's supposed to be distributive property or something different. {{{ (2a^3c^2)(-7ac^5) }}}

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Question 179970: I'm not sure if it's supposed to be distributive property or something different. +%282a%5E3c%5E2%29%28-7ac%5E5%29+
Answer by ptaylor(2198) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's the product of two expressions:
%282a%5E3c%5E2%29%28-7ac%5E5%29
numbers first:
2%2A%28-7%29=-14
then the a's:
%28a%5E3%29%2Aa=a%5E4
next the c's:
%28c%5E2%29%28c%5E5%29=c%5E7
now back together:
-14%28a%5E4%29%28c%5E7%29-----------------ans
Hope this helps---ptaylor