SOLUTION: Simplify: (7f^2g^5)(5fg^2)

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Question 253232: Simplify:
(7f^2g^5)(5fg^2)
Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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simplify:
%287f%5E2g%5E5%29%285fg%5E2%29
step 1: multiply the coefficients as 7*5 = 35
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step 2: when you multiply the same bases, you add the exponents, so
f^2 * f = f^3
g^5 * g^2 = g^7
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final answer:
35f%5E3g%5E7