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StartFraction 8 s squared minus 57 s plus 7 Over 8 s squared plus 63 s minus 8 EndFraction
times StartFraction 7 s squared plus 55 s minus 8 Over 56 s squared minus 15 s plus 1 EndFraction
  

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To multiply the two fractions, we'll first express it as:

\[ \frac{8s^2 - 57s + 7}{8s^2 + 63s - 8} \times \frac{7s^2 + 55s - 8}{56s^2 - 15s + 1} \]

Next, we'll multiply the numerators together and the denominators together:

\[ \frac{(8s^2 - 57s + 7)(7s^2 + 55s - 8)}{(8s^2 + 63s - 8)(56s^2 - 15s + 1)} \]

Now, we need to simplify both the numerator and the denominator by either factoring them or directly performing the multiplication.

Step 1: Multiply the Numerator

Numerator:

\[ (8s^2 - 57s + 7)(7s^2 + 55s - 8) \]

Using the distributive property (FOIL method):

  1. \( 8s^2 \cdot 7s^2 = 56s^4 \)
  2. \( 8s^2 \cdot 55s = 440s^3 \)
  3. \( 8s^2 \cdot (-8) = -64s^2 \)
  4. \( -57s \cdot 7s^2 = -399s^3 \)
  5. \( -57s \cdot 55s = -3135s^2 \)
  6. \( -57s \cdot (-8) = 456s \)
  7. \( 7 \cdot 7s^2 = 49s^2 \)
  8. \( 7 \cdot 55s = 385s \)
  9. \( 7 \cdot (-8) = -56 \)

Combining all terms:

\[ 56s^4 + (440s^3 - 399s^3) + (-64s^2 - 3135s^2 + 49s^2) + (456s + 385s) - 56 \]

This simplifies to:

\[ 56s^4 + 41s^3 - 3150s^2 + 841s - 56 \]

Step 2: Multiply the Denominator

Denominator:

\[ (8s^2 + 63s - 8)(56s^2 - 15s + 1) \]

Using the distributive property:

  1. \( 8s^2 \cdot 56s^2 = 448s^4 \)
  2. \( 8s^2 \cdot (-15s) = -120s^3 \)
  3. \( 8s^2 \cdot 1 = 8s^2 \)
  4. \( 63s \cdot 56s^2 = 3528s^3 \)
  5. \( 63s \cdot (-15s) = -945s^2 \)
  6. \( 63s \cdot 1 = 63s \)
  7. \( -8 \cdot 56s^2 = -448s^2 \)
  8. \( -8 \cdot (-15s) = 120s \)
  9. \( -8 \cdot 1 = -8 \)

Combining all terms:

\[ 448s^4 + (-120s^3 + 3528s^3) + (8s^2 - 945s^2 - 448s^2) + (63s + 120s) - 8 \]

This simplifies to:

\[ 448s^4 + 3408s^3 - 1385s^2 + 183s - 8 \]

Final Result

Combining the results into a single fraction gives us:

\[ \frac{56s^4 + 41s^3 - 3150s^2 + 841s - 56}{448s^4 + 3408s^3 - 1385s^2 + 183s - 8} \]

This is the product of the two original fractions in its simplified form. Further factoring may be done if possible, but this is the multiplication result.