To demonstrate the Closure Property of multiplication of polynomials, we need to multiply the two given polynomials and simplify the expression:
The two polynomials are:
\[ (1/2x^2 - 3)(4y^3 + 5x^2) \]
Now we will apply the distributive property (also known as the FOIL method in the case of binomials). We will multiply each term in the first polynomial by each term in the second polynomial:
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Multiply \( \frac{1}{2}x^2 \) by \( 4y^3 \): \[ \frac{1}{2}x^2 \cdot 4y^3 = 2x^2y^3 \]
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Multiply \( \frac{1}{2}x^2 \) by \( 5x^2 \): \[ \frac{1}{2}x^2 \cdot 5x^2 = \frac{5}{2}x^4 \]
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Multiply \( -3 \) by \( 4y^3 \): \[ -3 \cdot 4y^3 = -12y^3 \]
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Multiply \( -3 \) by \( 5x^2 \): \[ -3 \cdot 5x^2 = -15x^2 \]
Now, we combine all the products:
\[ 2x^2y^3 + \frac{5}{2}x^4 - 12y^3 - 15x^2 \]
Now we can write the final result in a standard polynomial form:
\[ \frac{5}{2}x^4 + 2x^2y^3 - 12y^3 - 15x^2 \]
Among your provided options, the response that most closely matches this result is:
2x^2y^3 + \frac{5}{2}x^4 - 12y^3 - 15x^2
So the Closure Property of multiplication is demonstrated, and the multiplication of these two polynomials results in another polynomial.