Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 5 - Section 5.5 - Multiplication of Polynomials - Exercise - Page 226: 36

Answer

$6a^2b^2-5a^3b^3+ab^3-a^2b$

Work Step by Step

We remove the parentheses, distribute, and then add the products as follows $$ ab^2(2a - 3a^2b + b) - a^2b(1 + 2ab^2 - 4b)\\ =2a^2b^2-3a^3b^3+ab^3-a^2b-2a^3b^3+4a^2b^2\\ =6a^2b^2-5a^3b^3+ab^3-a^2b .$$
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