SOLUTION: Could you help me with this problem? Find the product: (3ab^3-a^2b^2-2a^3b)5a^3

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Question 131718: Could you help me with this problem?
Find the product:
(3ab^3-a^2b^2-2a^3b)5a^3
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
%283ab%5E3-a%5E2b%5E2-2a%5E3b%295a%5E3
factor out ab from inside the parentheses
%283b%5E2+-+ab+-+2a%5E2%29%285a%5E4%29%2Ab
%283b+%2B+2a%29%28b+-+a%29%285a%5E4%29%2Ab answer
I did the factoring by playing around with
the possibilities and lucking out