How do you multiply (x4y)2?

1 Answer
Jan 16, 2017

See entire solution process below:

Explanation:

First, we convert this expression to:

(x4y)2=(x4y)(x4y)

Now, to multiply these two terms you multiply each individual term in the left parenthesis by each individual term in the right parenthesis.

(x4y)(x4y) becomes:

(x×x)(x×4y)(4y×x)+(4y×4y)

x24xy4xy+16y2

We can now combine like terms:

x2+(44)xy+16y2

x28xy+16y2