ANSWER

EXPLANATION
The given product is:

We expand using the distributive property to obtain:

Extract the perfect squares to get:

Expand further to get;

This simplifies to,

Answer:
-108
Step-by-step explanation:
-8 - ( -10 )²
= -8 - 100
= -108
Answer:
A
Step-by-step explanation:
The first answer is correct because we have a decay factor.
The sample is losing mass, so the number that is being multiplied by a power of x must be less than 1.
If the second answer were used, then the sample would be gaining mass.