(3y^6 + 4) ___ (9y^12 - 12y^6 + 16) which of the following (subtraction, multiplication, addition) would result in a binomial?

First step is to get rid of the square root. remember that a square root is the same as raising to the (1/2) power. see below: multiply exponents per exponent rules to get: remember you subtract exponents from the denominator and add exponents in the numerator so: simplify further: so a is the correct choice. if you don't understand this google exponent rules and it will you understand. look at the image results.