document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=550648>Question 550648</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i am helping my son with a worksheet from school and the answer sheet for his worksheet is saying his answer is wrong the question he is stuck on is (2xy)(3xy)(6x^8y^6) he is doing a multiplication of monomials worksheet and the answer he got is 36x^10y^6 is that right or is the worksheet right when it states the answer is 11x^10y^6 and why? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #358938 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=358938\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The answer is actually 36x^10y^8, so the worksheet is wrong.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The final coefficient is equal to the product of the other coefficients. So the final coefficient is 2*3*6=6*6=36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then you multiply the x terms to get x*x*x^8 = x^(1+1+8)=x^10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and then you multiply the y terms to get y*y*y^6 = y^(1+1+6) = y^8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "put this all together to get 36x^10y^8 </SPAN>\n" );
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