Using the distributive property to find the product (y−4x)(y2+4y+16) results in a polynomial of the form y3+4y2+ay−4xy2−axy−64x. What is the value of a in the polynomial?

Name: Revolt
Rating: 4.5 (1200 reviews)

Question

Revolt · Accepted Answer

16

Multiplying Polynomials and Simplifying Expressions

Using the distributive property to find the product (y−4x)(y2+4y+16) results in a polynomial of the form y3+4y2+ay−4xy2−axy−64x. What is the value of a in the polynomial?

More from this Course