How do you multiply -2xyz(3x^2+2y^2+z^2-4w^2)2xyz(3x2+2y2+z24w2)?

2 Answers
May 13, 2017

-6x^3yz -4xy^3z -2xyz^3+8w^2xyz6x3yz4xy3z2xyz3+8w2xyz

Explanation:

Use the distributive law to multiply the factor outside by each of the terms inside the bracket,.

Multiply:
the signs, then the numbers, then add the indices of like bases.

-2xyz(3x^2+2y^2+z^2-4w^2)2xyz(3x2+2y2+z24w2)

-6x^3yz -4xy^3z -2xyz^3+8w^2xyz6x3yz4xy3z2xyz3+8w2xyz

There are four terms in the bracket so there should be four terms in the final answer.

May 13, 2017

8w^2xyz-6x^3yz-4xy^3z-2xyz^38w2xyz6x3yz4xy3z2xyz3

Explanation:

-2xyz(color(blue)(3x^2+2y^2+z^2-4w^2))2xyz(3x2+2y2+z24w2)

:.=color(blue)(3x^2)(-2xyz)+color(blue)(2y^2)(-2xyz)+color(blue)(z^2)(-2xyz)-color(blue)(4w^2)(-2xyz)

:.=(-6x^3yz-4xy^3z-2xyz^2+8w^2xyz)

:.=color(blue)(8w^2xyz-6x^3yz-4xy^3z-2xyz^3