Answer :

Let's break down the expression step by step to simplify it:

Given expression:
[tex]\[ (4v^3w)(-2w^3)^2 \][/tex]

1. Simplify the inner part \((-2w^3)^2\):
- When you raise a product to a power, you raise each factor in the product to that power. Hence:
[tex]\[ (-2w^3)^2 = (-2)^2 \cdot (w^3)^2 \][/tex]
- Calculate \((-2)^2\):
[tex]\[ (-2)^2 = 4 \][/tex]
- Calculate \((w^3)^2\):
[tex]\[ (w^3)^2 = w^{3 \cdot 2} = w^6 \][/tex]
- Putting it all together, we get:
[tex]\[ (-2w^3)^2 = 4w^6 \][/tex]

2. Substitute back into the original expression:
[tex]\[ (4v^3w)(4w^6) \][/tex]

3. Multiply the coefficients and combine like terms:
- Multiply the numerical coefficients:
[tex]\[ 4 \cdot 4 = 16 \][/tex]
- Combine the \(v\) terms:
[tex]\[ v^3 \][/tex]
Since there is only one \(v\) term, it remains \(v^3\).
- Combine the \(w\) terms:
[tex]\[ w \cdot w^6 = w^{1+6} = w^7 \][/tex]

Putting all the parts together, we get the simplified expression:
[tex]\[ 16v^3w^7 \][/tex]

So,
[tex]\[ (4v^3w)(-2w^3)^2 = 16v^3w^7 \][/tex]

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