Area of rectangle = Length x breadth. So, it is multiplication of two monomials.
The results can be written in square units.
(i) p × q = pq
(ii)10m × 5n = 50mn
(iii) 20x2 × 5y2 = 100x2y2
(iv) 4x × 3x2 = 12x3
(v) 3mn × 4np = 12mn2p
First monomial → Second monomial ↓ | 2x | –5y | 3x2 | – 4xy | 7x 2 y | –9x 2 y 2 |
2x | 4x2 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
–5y | . . . | . . . | -15x2y | . . . | . . . | . . . |
3x2 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
– 4xy | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
7x 2 y | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
–9x2 y2 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |