Answer
$2496$
Work Step by Step
$52\cdot 48=$
...write as a product of a sum and a difference.
$=(50+2)(50-2)$
...use $(a+b)(a-b)=a^{2}-b^{2}$.
$=50^{2}-2^{2}$
...simplify powers.
$=2500-4$
...simplify.
$=2496$
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