Question

Please I need help

Answer 1

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Answer:

  (c)  27x^11 +51x^7 +9x^6 -60x^5 +17x^2 -20

Step-by-step explanation:

As with many multiple-choice questions, you only need to look at something that will discriminate the correct answer from the wrong one.

The highest-degree product term is the product of the highest-degree terms in the factors:

  (3x^5)(9x^6) = 27x^11

This matches choice C only.

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In case you're interested in actually performing the rest of the multiplication, the distributive property applies.

  (1 +3x^5)(17x^2 +9x^6 -20)

  = 1(17x^2 +9x^6 -20) +3x^5(17x^2 +9x^6 -20)

  = 17x^2 +9x^6 -20 +51x^7 +27x^11 -60x^5

Writing these terms in order of decreasing exponents gives ...

  = 27x^11 +51x^7 +9x^6 -60x^5 +17x^2 -20