SOLUTION: Hi I would really like help to solve this question. Rewrite the following in a shortened form: (x-3)x(x+3)=? Please show me how to do this and explain it. Thanks.

Question 324297: Hi I would really like help to solve this question.
Rewrite the following in a shortened form:
(x-3)x(x+3)=?
Please show me how to do this and explain it.
Thanks.
Found 2 solutions by mananth, jim_thompson5910:
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(x-3)x(x+3)
this means x*(x-3)*(x+3)
First solve the brackets
multiply each term in bracket 1 to each term in bracket 2
x{x*(x+3)-3(x+3)}
x{x^2+3x-3x-9} +3x & -3x cancel off
x{x^2-9)
x^3-9x
..
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Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Start with the given expression.

Now let's FOIL the expression.

Remember, when you FOIL an expression, you follow this procedure:

Multiply the First terms:.

Multiply the Outer terms:.

Multiply the Inner terms:.

Multiply the Last terms:.

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So we have the terms: , , ,

Now add every term listed above to make a single expression.

Now combine like terms.

So FOILs to .

In other words, .

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