SOLUTION: -(4x)^2 x (5x^3)

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Question 713438: -(4x)^2 x (5x^3)
Answer by persian52(161) About Me  (Show Source):
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-(4x)^(2)x(5x^(3))
Multiply - by x to get -x.
(-x)(4x)^(2)(5x^(3))
Squaring a number is the same as multiplying the number by itself (4*4). In this case, 4 squared is 16.
(-x)*16x^(2)(5x^(3))
Multiply 16x^(2) by each term inside the parentheses.
-80x^(6)