Simplify an Algebraic Term Involving Products of Terms

This page will show you how to simplify an algebraic term that involves products. Products mean the terms only involve multiplication.

Here are some examples you could try:

(3a^2)(6a^5)
x^2(4y^2x^3)y^5
(3x^5)(16y^2x^2)

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