Question 8 • [INMT3] Integrated Math 3 Sem 1 (26-27)
First multiply the monomial factors: a² · 2a³ = 2a⁵. Then distribute 2a⁵ across each term: 2a⁵ · a² = 2a⁷, 2a⁵ · (−8a) = −16a⁶, and 2a⁵ · 9 = 18a⁵. The product is 2a⁷ − 16a⁶ + 18a⁵, which is choice A.
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