Answer
$-18x^2y^2$
Work Step by Step
Simplify by multiplying the coefficients together. Also, recall that $a^{b}a^{c}=a^{b+c}$. Thus, we obtain:
$=(-3\cdot 6)(x\cdot x)(y \cdot y)
\\=-18x^2y^2$
Elementary Algebra
by Kaufmann, Jerome; Schwitters, Karen;
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
1285194055
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-405-9
Chapter 2 - Real Numbers - 2.4 - Exponents - Problem Set 2.4 - Page 75: 50
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