Answer:
See below.
Step-by-step explanation:
(a)
To multiply two polynomials, multiply every term of the first polynomial by every term of the second polynomial. Then combine like terms.
[tex] (\dfrac{1}{2}x - \dfrac{1}{4})(5x^2 - 2x + 6) = [/tex]
[tex] = \dfrac{1}{2}x \times 5x^2 - \dfrac{1}{2}x \times 2x + \dfrac{1}{2}x \times 6 - \dfrac{1}{4} \times 5x^2 + \dfrac{1}{4} \times 2x - \dfrac{1}{4} \times 6 [/tex]
[tex]= \dfrac{5}{2}x^3 - x^2 + 3x - \dfrac{5}{4}x^2 + \dfrac{1}{2}x - \dfrac{3}{2}[/tex]
[tex] = \dfrac{5}{2}x^3 - \dfrac{9}{4}x^2 + \dfrac{7}{2}x - \dfrac{3}{2} [/tex]
(b)
No. Since the binomials are different, the product of two different binomials and the same trinomial will give different results.
