Question
Find following product:
$(-7\text{xy})\times\big(\frac{1}{4}\text{x}^2\text{yz}\big)$

Answer

To multiply algebraic expressions, we can use commutative and associative laws along with the law of indices, $a^m \times$ $a^n=a^{m+n}$.
We have:
$(-7\text{xy})\times\big(\frac{1}{4}\text{x}^2\text{yz}\big)$
$=\big[\big(-7×\frac{1}{4}\big)\big]×\big(\text{x}×\text{x}^2\big)\times(\text{y}\times\text{y})\times\text{z}$
$=\big[\big(-7×\frac{1}{4}\big)\big]×\big(\text{x}^{\text{1+2}}\big)\times(\text{y}^{1+1}\big)\times\text{z}$
$=−\frac{7}{4}\text{x}^3\text{y}^2\text{z}.$
Thus, the answer is $−\frac{7}{4}\text{x}^3\text{y}^2\text{z}.$

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