document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=187154>Question 187154</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please multiply and simplify this problem.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3a^2b)(2a^3b^2)(-ab^4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #140307 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=140307\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283a%5E2b%29%282a%5E3b%5E2%29%28-ab%5E4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283a%5E2b%29%282a%5E3b%5E2%29%28-ab%5E4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2A2%28-1%29%29%28a%5E2%2Aa%5E3%2Aa%29%28b%2Ab%5E2%2Ab%5E4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2A2%28-1%29%29%28a%5E2%2Aa%5E3%2Aa%29%28b%2Ab%5E2%2Ab%5E4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rearrange the terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-6%28a%5E2%2Aa%5E3%2Aa%29%28b%2Ab%5E2%2Ab%5E4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-6%28a%5E2%2Aa%5E3%2Aa%29%28b%2Ab%5E2%2Ab%5E4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply 3, 2, and -1 to get -6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-6%28a%5E%282%2B3%2B1%29%29%28b%5E%281%2B2%2B4%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-6%28a%5E%282%2B3%2B1%29%29%28b%5E%281%2B2%2B4%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add the exponents to multiply the monomials.\r<BR>\n" );
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