SOLUTION: Expand (x-2)(x-5)(x+7)

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Question 21366: Expand (x-2)(x-5)(x+7)
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  • Graphical form: simplifies to
  • Text form: (x-2)*(x-5)*(x+7) simplifies to x^(3)-39*x+70
  • Cartoon (animation) form:
    For tutors: simplify_cartoon( (x-2)*(x-5)*(x+7) )
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Expanded term %28x-5%29%2A%28x%2B7%29 by using associative property on %28x-2%29
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Expanded term %28x%2B7%29%2Ax by using associative property on %28x-5%29
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Reduce similar several occurrences of highlight_red%28+x+%29 to highlight_green%28+x%5E2+%29
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Expanded term x%5E2 by using associative property on %28x%2B7%29
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Added fractions or integers together
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Expanded term -x%2A5 by using associative property on %28x%2B7%29
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Multiplied numerator integers
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Reduce similar several occurrences of highlight_red%28+x+%29 to highlight_green%28+x%5E2+%29
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Eliminated similar terms highlight_red%28+x%5E2%2A7+%29,highlight_red%28+-x%5E2%2A5+%29 replacing them with highlight_green%28+%287-5%29%2Ax%5E2+%29
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Added fractions or integers together
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Remove unneeded parentheses around factor highlight_red%28+2+%29
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Expanded term -%28x%2B7%29%2A2 by using associative property on %28x-5%29
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Multiplied numerator integers
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Expanded term -2%2Ax by using associative property on %28x%2B7%29
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Reduce similar several occurrences of highlight_red%28+x+%29 to highlight_green%28+x%5E2+%29
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Eliminated similar terms highlight_red%28+2%2Ax%5E2+%29,highlight_red%28+-2%2Ax%5E2+%29 replacing them with highlight_green%28+%282-2%29%2Ax%5E2+%29
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Eliminated similar terms highlight_red%28+-x%2A35+%29,highlight_red%28+-14%2Ax+%29 replacing them with highlight_green%28+%28-35-14%29%2Ax+%29
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Since highlight_red%28+%282-2%29%2Ax%5E2+%29 has zero as a factor, it should be replaced with a zero
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Added fractions or integers together
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Remove extraneous zero highlight_red%28+0+%29
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Removed extra sign in front of -49
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Remove unneeded parentheses around factor highlight_red%28+49+%29
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Expanded term 10 by using associative property on %28x%2B7%29
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Eliminated similar terms highlight_red%28+-49%2Ax+%29,highlight_red%28+10%2Ax+%29 replacing them with highlight_green%28+%28-49%2B10%29%2Ax+%29
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Added fractions or integers together
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Removed extra sign in front of -39
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Remove unneeded parentheses around factor highlight_red%28+39+%29
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