What is 3m^8n * (-9mn^2)?

1 Answer
Jan 24, 2017

-27m^9n^3

Explanation:

Break it into parts:
3 * -9 = -27
m^8 * m^1 = m^(8+1) = m^9
n^1 * n^2 = n^(1+2) = n^3

Then multiply all the parts together to get the answer.