(2x-3)4 Here's how to do it, and the principle works for all cases of (A+B)N. I'll go through every step in great detail. But you will learn to shorten the process by combining steps and doing some of the easy parts in your head: The power is 4. 1 more than 4 is five, so write (2x) (-3) five times with + signs between (2x) (-3) + (2x) (-3) + (2x) (-3) + (2x) (-3) + (2x) (-3) From left to right put the exponents 4,3,2,1,0 on the (2x)'s (2x)4(-3) + (2x)3(-3) + (2x)2(-3) + (2x)1(-3) + (2x)0(-3) From left to right put the exponents 0,1,2,3,4 on the (-3)'s (2x)4(-3)0 + (2x)3(-3)1 + (2x)2(-3)2 + (2x)1(-3)3 + (2x)0(-3)4 Put a 1 coefficient before the 1st term: 1(2x)4(-3)0 + (2x)3(-3)1 + (2x)2(-3)2 + (2x)1(-3)3 + (2x)0(-3)4 Look at 1st term. Multiply that 1 coefficient by the exponent of (2x), which is 4, getting 1×4 = 4 and divide that 4 by 1 since that is the 1st term, getting 4. Put a 4 coefficient before the 2nd term 1(2x)4(-3)0 + 4(2x)3(-3)1 + (2x)2(-3)2 + (2x)1(-3)3 + (2x)0(-3)4 Look at 2nd term. Multiply that 4 coefficient by the exponent of (2x), which is 3, getting 4×3 = 12 and divide that 12 by 2 since that is the 2nd term, getting 6. Put a 6 coefficient before the 3rd term 1(2x)4(-3)0 + 4(2x)3(-3)1 + 6(2x)2(-3)2 + (2x)1(-3)3 + (2x)0(-3)4 Look at 3rd term. Multiply that 6 coefficient by the exponent of (2x), which is 2, getting 6×2 = 12 and divide that 12 by 3 since that is the 3rd term, getting 4. Put a 4 coefficient before the 4th term 1(2x)4(-3)0 + 4(2x)3(-3)1 + 6(2x)2(-3)2 + 4(2x)1(-3)3 + (2x)0(-3)4 Look at 4th term. Multiply that 4 coefficient by the exponent of (2x), which is 1, getting 4×1 = 4 and divide that 4 by 4 since that is the 4th term, getting 1. Put a 1 coefficient before the 5th term. 1(2x)4(-3)0 + 4(2x)3(-3)1 + 6(2x)2(-3)2 + 4(2x)1(-3)3 + 1(2x)0(-3)4 That's the answer except for simplifying: We can erase the 1 coefficients and the 1 exponents. We can also erase the factors with 0 exponents since they are 1. Finish simplifying: (2x)4 + 4(2x)3(-3) + 6(2x)2(-3)2 + 4(2x)(-3)3 + (-3)4 16x4 + 4(8x3)(-3) + 6(4x2)(9) +4(2x)(-27) +(-3)4 16x4 - 96x3 + 216x2 - 216x + 81 Edwin