How do you simplify $(13xy^22) ( -3y)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-05-07T00:25:56

The answer is $-39xy^23$ .

Simplify $(13xy^22)(-3y)$ .

Put like terms together.

$13xx-3xxy^22y$

Apply the product rule to exponents. $x^ax^b=x^(a+b)$

$13xx-3xy^(22+1)$ =

$13xx-3xy^23$

Multiply 13 x -3.

$13xy^22xx-3$ =

$-39xy^23$

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