Answer:
[tex]\boxed{\bold{-8x^5y^2}}[/tex]
Step By Step Explanation:
Remove Parenthesis: (a) = a
[tex]\bold{-4x^3y\cdot \:2x^2y}[/tex]
Multiply: [tex]\bold{4 \ \cdot \ 2 \ = \ 8}[/tex]
[tex]\bold{-8x^3x^2yy}[/tex]
Apply Exponent Rule [tex]\bold{\:a^b\cdot \:a^c=a^{b+c}: \ x^3x^2=\:x^{3+2}=\:x^5}[/tex]
[tex]\bold{-8x^5yy}[/tex]
Apply Exponent Rule: [tex]\bold{yy=\:y^{1+1}=\:y^2}[/tex]
[tex]\bold{-8x^5y^2}[/tex]
