SOLUTION: Please Show work Multiply: -7a^2b^3(2a^4 - 5ab^5 - 3b^7)

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Question 316912: Please Show work
Multiply: -7a^2b^3(2a^4 - 5ab^5 - 3b^7)
Answer by JBarnum(2146) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-7a%5E2b%5E3%282a%5E4-5ab%5E5-3b%5E7%29distribute, i will do 1 part at a time
distribution 1
-7a%5E2b%5E3%282a%5E4%29
%28-7%2A2%29a%5E%282%2B4%29b%5E3
-14a%5E6b%5E3
distribution 2
-7a%5E2b%5E3%28-5ab%5E5%29
%28-7%2A-5%29a%5E%282%2B1%29b%5E%283%2B5%29
35a%5E3b%5E8
distribution 3
-7a%5E2b%5E3%28-3b%5E7%29
%28-7%2A-3%29a%5E2b%5E%283%2B7%29
21a%5E2b%5E10
rewritten:
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