Respuesta :
The product (y−4x)(y^2 + 4y + 16) results in a polynomial of the form y3 4y2 ay−4xy2−axy−64x then the value of a is 16.
What is distributive property?
The distributive property states that an expression of the form A(B + C) can be solved by a multiplication over addition operation that is
A(B + C) = AB + AC
This property is known by distributive law and applies to subtraction also.
First let w = y-4x make distribution a bit easier
(y−4x)(y^2 + 4y + 16)
[tex]w(y^2 + 4y + 16)\\wy^2 + w4y + w16\\[/tex]
now put the values of w in the equation
[tex](y-4x)y^2 + (y-4x)4y + (y-4x)16\\y^3-4xy^2 + 4y^2-16xy+16y-64x\\[/tex]
Here the value of a is 16.
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