SOLUTION: If the expression (2x^3)^2(-5x^4) was placed in the form ax^b, where a and b are integers, then what is the value of a+b?
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Question 996265: If the expression (2x^3)^2(-5x^4) was placed in the form ax^b, where a and b are integers, then what is the value of a+b? Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! We can simplify
(2x^3)^2(-5x^4)
to get
4x^6 * (-5x^4)
and get
-20x^10
Here then, a=-20 and b=10...
a+b = -10
