If you would like to write -2x^2 * (-5x^2 + 4x^3)<span> in standard form, you can do this like this:</span>
Writing the polynomial in standard form means that you have to write<span> the terms by descending degree: </span>-2x^2 * (-5x^2 + 4x^3) = 2 * 5 * x^2 * x^2 - 2 * 4 * x^2 * x^3 = 10 * x^4 - 8 * x^5 = - 8x^5 + 10x^4
The correct result would be <span>- 8x^5 + 10x^4</span>.