Question

Use the use multiplication to find the product that demonstrates the closure property of multiplication of polynomials (one half x squared - 3)( 4 y cubed + 3x squared)

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GPT-4o mini
To demonstrate the closure property of multiplication of polynomials, we will multiply the two given polynomials: \((\frac{1}{2} x^2 - 3)\) and \((4 y^3 + 3x^2)\).

We can do this by distributing each term in the first polynomial to each term in the second polynomial. Here's how that works step by step:

1. Distribute \(\frac{1}{2} x^2\) to each term in the second polynomial:
\[
\frac{1}{2} x^2 \cdot 4 y^3 = 2 x^2 y^3
\]
\[
\frac{1}{2} x^2 \cdot 3 x^2 = \frac{3}{2} x^4
\]

2. Distribute \(-3\) to each term in the second polynomial:
\[
-3 \cdot 4 y^3 = -12 y^3
\]
\[
-3 \cdot 3 x^2 = -9 x^2
\]

3. Combine all the results:
\[
2 x^2 y^3 + \frac{3}{2} x^4 - 12 y^3 - 9 x^2
\]

Now, let's collect like terms (though in this case, each term is unique):

So, the resulting polynomial is:
\[
\frac{3}{2} x^4 + 2 x^2 y^3 - 9 x^2 - 12 y^3
\]

Since the result is also a polynomial, we can conclude that the product demonstrates the closure property of multiplication of polynomials. This means that when you multiply two polynomials, the result is always another polynomial.