Q. Find the product. Simplify your answer.(5b4)(−9b3)
Identify expression and distribute: Identify the expression and use the distributive property to multiply the monomials. (5b4)(−9b3) means we need to multiply 5b4 by −9b3.
Multiply coefficients of monomials: Multiply the coefficients (numerical parts) of the monomials. 5×−9=−45
Multiply variables and combine: Multiply the variables by adding their exponents, since they have the same base b.b4×b3=b(4+3)=b7
Get final product: Combine the results from the previous steps to get the final product.−45×b7=−45b7