SOLUTION: If you could, please help me with these 2 problems. The directions says to simplify the variable expressions. (-14)(-y^2) and 8(-y^2)^2

SOLUTION: If you could, please help me with these 2 problems. The directions says to simplify the variable expressions. (-14)(-y^2) and 8(-y^2)^2

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Question 10495: If you could, please help me with these 2 problems.
The directions says to simplify the variable expressions.
(-14)(-y^2)
and
8(-y^2)^2
Answer by mathmaven53(29) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A negative times a negative is a positive
(-14)(-y^2)=14y^2
(-y^2)^2 = (y^2)^2
= y^4
8(-y^2)^2 = 8y^4

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