Respuesta :

So you first multiply the fractions: 2/5 times -1/5 = -2/25; then the a's: a^2 times a equals a^3; then multiply the x's: x times x^2 equals x^3.
The answer would be -2/25a^3x^3

Answer:

[tex] - \frac {2} {25} a^3 x^3 [/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given the following terms and we are to multiply them and find their product:

[tex] \frac{2} {5} a^2x [/tex] and [tex] -\frac {1} {5} x^{2} a[/tex]

Multiplying the two terms:

[tex] \frac{2} {5} a^2x [/tex] × [tex] -\frac{1} {5} x^{2} a[/tex]

Taking the LCM and adding the like exponents of the like terms to get:

[tex]-\frac{2}{25} a^3x^3[/tex]

Therefore, the product of the given terms is [tex]-\frac{2}{25} a^3x^3[/tex].