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If (a=2) and (b=-3), what is the value of (a^2b-ab^2)?

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Correct answer: (,-30,)

The direct answer is option A, -30. Substitute a=2 and b=-3 carefully into a^2b-ab^2. First, a^2=2^2=4. Next, b^2=(-3)^2=9; the square is positive because two negative factors make a positive product. Therefore a^2b=4(-3)=-12 and ab^2=2(9)=18. The expression is a^2b-ab^2=-12-18=-30. Option A is correct. Option B, 6, does not follow from the substitution and usually comes from mishandling signs or powers. Option C, -6, is also incorrect because it does not equal the two calculated terms combined. Option D, 30, has the wrong sign; the second term is subtracted, so -12-18 remains negative. A reliable method is to calculate powers first, then multiplication, and finally the subtraction. The supplied answer is consistent.

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