Algebra
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Question
Simplify the expression
−160a2b−256ab2
Evaluate
(−5a−8b)(4a×8b)
Remove the parentheses
(−5a−8b)×4a×8b
Multiply the terms
(−5a−8b)×32ab
Multiply the terms
32ab(−5a−8b)
Apply the distributive property
32ab(−5a)−32ab×8b
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
32ab(−5a)
Multiply the numbers
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Evaluate
32(−5)
Multiplying or dividing an odd number of negative terms equals a negative
−32×5
Multiply the numbers
−160
−160aba
Multiply the terms
−160a2b
−160a2b−32ab×8b
Solution
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Evaluate
32ab×8b
Multiply the numbers
256ab×b
Multiply the terms
256ab2
−160a2b−256ab2
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