document.write( "Question 173003: Hello all, I am asking for someone to please check this problem for me. I think I have done the steps right, but because this is my weakest subject, I am second guessing myself...\r
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document.write( "Multiply out:\r
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document.write( "(x +6)(x^3 - x^2 - 5x +1)\r
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document.write( "x.x^3 - x.x^2 - x.5x +1 + 6.x^3 - 6.x^2 - 30x +1 =\r
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document.write( "x^4 - x^3 - 5x^2 + 8x^3 - 6x^2 - 30x = \r
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document.write( "8x^3 - 30x\r
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document.write( "Is this correct?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #127867 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Multiply out: \n" ); document.write( "(x +6)(x^3 - x^2 - 5x +1) \n" ); document.write( "x.x^3 - x.x^2 - x.5x +x.1 + 6.x^3 - 6.x^2 - 30x +6.1 = \n" ); document.write( "x^4 - x^3 - 5x^2 + x + 6x^3 - 6x^2 - 30x + 6 = \n" ); document.write( "x^4 + 5x^3 - 11x^2 - 29x + 6 \n" ); document.write( "=============================== \n" ); document.write( "The rule is \"every term of x^3 - x^2 -5x +1 must be multiplied \n" ); document.write( "by each term of x + 6 \n" ); document.write( "================================\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |