Answer
False statement
Work Step by Step
$5x^2\cdot4x^6$
Using the product rule:
$5x^2\cdot4x^6=(5\cdot 4)(x^{2+6})=20x^8.$
Thus, $5x^2\cdot4x^6\ne9x^8.$
Therefore, the statement is false.
The corrected statement is:
$5x^2\cdot4x^6=20x^8$
Introductory Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13417-805-X
ISBN 13:
978-0-13417-805-9
Chapter 5 - Section 5.2 - Multiplying Polynomials - Exercise Set - Page 360: 118
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