Express each of the following product as a monomials and verify the result in each case for x = 1:
(3x) × (4x) × (−5x)
We have to find the product of the expression in order to express it as a monomial.
To multiply algebraic expressions, we use commutative and associative laws along with the law of indices, i.e., $a^{m} \times a^{n}=a^{m+n}$.
We have:
$(3 x) \times(4 x) \times(-5 x)$
$=\{3 \times 4 \times(-5)\} \times(x \times x \times x)$
$=\{3 \times 4 \times(-5)\} \times\left(x^{1+1+1}\right)$
$=-60 x^{3}$
Substituting x = 1 in LHS, we get:
LHS $=(3 x) \times(4 x) \times(-5 x)$
$=(3 \times 1) \times(4 \times 1) \times(-5 \times 1)$
$=-60$
Putting x = 1 in RHS, we get:
RHS $=-60 x^{3}$
$=-60(1)^{3}$
$=-60 \times 1$
$=-60$
$\because$ LHS $=$ RHS for $x=1$; therefore, the result is correct
Thus, the answer is $-60 x^{3}$.