Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 5 - Section 5.5 - Multiplication of Polynomials - Exercise - Page 226: 32

Answer

$-\frac{5}{21}a^5b^6+\frac{1}{3}a^3b^5+\frac{25}{48}a^2b^8.$

Work Step by Step

We multiply each term of the polynomial by the monomial and then add the products as follows $$ -\frac{5}{9} a^2 b^{4}\left(\frac{3}{7} a^{3}b^2-\frac{3}{5} a b -\frac{15}{16} b^{4}\right)=-\frac{5}{21}a^5b^6+\frac{1}{3}a^3b^5+\frac{25}{48}a^2b^8. $$
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