Question:
Simplify:
(x2 − 2y2) (x + 4y) x2y2
Solution:
To simplify, we will proceed as follows:
(x2 − 2y2) (x + 4y) x2y2
$=\left[x^{2}(x+4 y)-2 y^{2}(x+4 y)\right] x^{2} y^{2}$
$=\left(x^{3}+4 x^{2} y-2 x y^{2}-8 y^{3}\right) x^{2} y^{2}$
$=x^{5} y^{2}+4 x^{4} y^{3}-2 x^{3} y^{4}-8 x^{2} y^{5}$
Thus, the answer is $x^{5} y^{2}+4 x^{4} y^{3}-2 x^{3} y^{4}-8 x^{2} y^{5}$