Multiplying two polynomials: explanation of the general formula for the coefficients

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If $$f(x)=a_nx^n+...+a_0$$ and $$g(x)=b_mx^m+…+b_0$$ then $$f(x)\cdot g(x)=c_{m+n}x^{m+n}+...+c_0$$ where $c_k=\sum_{r+s=k}a_rb_s,\quad k=0,....,m+n$

I know that the degree $0$ and $(m+n)$ exists, and I also understand the Formula for those cases.

Now if I pick a degree $k$ in between $0$ and $(m+n)$. Then if I always take a summand of the first factor $f(x)$ i. e. $\, a_i$, then $i$ cannot be bigger than $k$ because I would have to multiply it with a monomonial with at least degree $0$.

Those are my thoughts so far; how can I continue this chain of thoughts in order to prove the Formula for the coefficients, i. e. why does it have to be this Formula?

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I've been playing around with trying to find a more visual way of proving the Cauchy Product, which amongst other things, multiplies two polynomials together as you've asked for;

My starting point was thinking about a specific example; $$(2+7x+3x^2)(6+4x+5x^2) =$$

\begin{array}{c|c|c|c} &2 &7x &3x^2 \\ \hline 6 &12&42x&18x^2\\ \hline 4x &8x&28x^2&12x^3\\ \hline 5x^2 &10x^2&35x^3&15x^4\\ \hline \end{array} So

$$(2+7x+3x^2)(6+4x+5x^2) = 12+50x+56x^2+47x^3+15x^4$$

Generalising this, $$(a_0+a_1x+a_2x^2+a_3x^3+\dots+a_nx^n)(b_0+a_1x+b_2x^2+b_3x^3+\dots+b_mx^m)=$$ \begin{array}{c|c|c|c|c|c|c} &a_0 &a_1x &a_2x^2 &a_3x^3&\dots&a_nx^n \\ \hline b_0 &a_0b_0&a_1b_0x&a_2b_0x^2&a_3b_0x^3&\dots&a_nb_0x^n\\ \hline b_1x &a_0b_1x&a_1b_1x^2&a_2b_1x^3&a_3b_1x^4&\dots&a_nb_1x^{n+1}\\ \hline b_2x^2 &a_0b_2x^2&a_1b_2x^3&a_2b_2x^4&a_3b_2x^5&\dots&a_nb_2x^{n+2}\\ \hline b_3x^3&a_0b_3x^3&a_1b_3x^4&a_2b_3x^5&a_3b_3x^6&\dots&a_nb_3x^{n+3}\\ \hline \dots&\dots&\dots&\dots&\dots&\dots&\dots\\ \hline b_mx^m&a_0b_mx^m&a_1b_mx^{m+1}&a_2b_mx^{m+2}&a_3b_mx^{m+3}&\dots&a_nb_mx^{n+m}\\ \hline \end{array} So, $$(a_0+a_1x+a_2x^2+a_3x^3+\dots+a_nx^n)(b_0+a_1x+b_2x^2+b_3x^3+\dots+b_mx^m)$$ $$=a_0b_0$$ $$+(a_0b_1+a_1b_0)x$$ $$+(a_0b_2+a_1b_1+a_2b_0)x^2$$ $$+(a_0b_3+a_1b_2+a_2b_1+a_3b_0)x^3$$ $$+\dots$$ $$+a_nb_nx^{n+m}$$ which is what you were trying to prove.