Simplify the expression

-6x^2 (x^2)

The resulting equation is - 6x^4

-6x^4 because when you multiply exponents, you just add the exponents because x^2=x*x, x^5 = x*x*x*x*x, so if you multiply x^2 with x^5 you are just doing (x*x) * (x*x*x*x*x) or (x*x*x*x*x*x*x) or x^7