Question

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Answer 1

ANSWER

a=-2, b=3

EXPLANATION

The given equation is

$(a {x}^{2})( - 6 {x}^{b} ) = 12 {x}^{5}$

Recall that:

${a}^{m} \times {a}^{n} = {a}^{m + n}$

We simplify the left hand side to get:

$- 6a {x}^{2 + b} = 12 {x}^{5}$

For this equation to be true, we must have:

-6a=12 and 2+b=5

This implies that,

a=-2 and b=3