$-4 x^{2}\left(-2 x^{4}-5 x^{2}-4\right)$
A) $8 x^{6}+20 x^{4}+16 x^{2}$
B) $8 x^{6}-5 x^{2}-4$
C) $8 x^{6}+20 x^{4}$
D) $8 x^{4}+20 x^{2}+16$

Name: $-4 x^{2}\left(-2 x^{4}-5 x^{2}-4\right)$ A) $8 x^{6}+20 x^{4}+16 x^{2}$ B) $8 x^{6}-5 x^{2}-4$ C) $8 x^{6}+20 x^{4}$ D) $8 x^{4}+20 x^{2}+16$
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When multiplying $-4x^2$ by each term inside the parentheses, you apply the distributive property and multiply the coefficients and add the exponents of like bases. This results in $8x^{6}+20x^{4}+16x^{2}$.

−4x2(−2x4−5x2−4)-4 x^{2}\left(-2 x^{4}-5 x^{2}-4\right)−4x2(−2x4−5x2−4) A) 8x6+20x4+16x28 x^{6}+20 x^{4}+16 x^{2}8x6+20x4+16x2 B) 8x6−5x2−48 x^{6}-5 x^{2}-48x6−5x2−4

$-4 x^{2}\left(-2 x^{4}-5 x^{2}-4\right)$ A) $8 x^{6}+20 x^{4}+16 x^{2}$ B) $8 x^{6}-5 x^{2}-4$