To multiply the polynomials \((12x^2 - 3)(4y^3 + 5x^2)\), we'll use the distributive property (also known as the FOIL method for binomials).
- First, we will distribute \(12x^2\) and then \(-3\) across the terms in the second polynomial.
Distributing \(12x^2\):
- \(12x^2 \cdot 4y^3 = 48x^2y^3\)
- \(12x^2 \cdot 5x^2 = 60x^4\)
Distributing \(-3\):
- \(-3 \cdot 4y^3 = -12y^3\)
- \(-3 \cdot 5x^2 = -15x^2\)
Now, we'll combine these results:
\[
48x^2y^3 + 60x^4 - 12y^3 - 15x^2
\]
Next, we can rearrange the terms in standard polynomial form:
\[
60x^4 + 48x^2y^3 - 15x^2 - 12y^3
\]
Now, let's look at the provided responses and identify the one that matches our result:
- \(2x^2y^3 + \frac{5}{2}x^4 - 12y^3 - 15x^2\): Incorrect.
- \(\frac{5}{2}x^2y^3 + 2x^4 - 8y^3 + 15x^2\): Incorrect.
- \(\sqrt{x^2}y^3 + 4x^4 - 15x^2\): Incorrect.
- \(x^2y^3 + 5x^4 - 8y^3 - 15x^2\): Incorrect.
It seems that none of the provided answers directly match the result \(60x^4 + 48x^2y^3 - 15x^2 - 12y^3\).
However, if I inspect closely, if one of the answers should have included \(48x^2y^3\) and \(60x^4\) but it's not in your options.
Let's try to summarize or just match:
The closest or most logical thing that could come from the multiplication of the two polynomials would generally look like the expansions we did. If there's no exact match, we may need to conclude that the given options might not reflect the output correctly.
Thus, based on our multiplication, our result remains as:
\[
\text{Final result: } 48x^2y^3 + 60x^4 - 12y^3 - 15x^2 \text{ (not in your choices)}
\]
If there's a misunderstanding about the inputs of the options, please clarify.