document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=182452>Question 182452</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780136007319/algebrahomeworkh>Beginning & Intermediate Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have a question on this problem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(x-8)(2x^2+5x-4) after the 2x is suppose to be a exponent of 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When doing this problem do I distribute the 3 through both sets of () and get the answer of 6x^3-33x^2-132x+96 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "or just the first set and then distribute the (x-8) through the 2nd set of()<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please help with this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me with this! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3(x-8)(2x^2+5x-4) after the 2x is suppose to be a exponent of 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When doing this problem do I distribute the 3 through both sets of () and get the answer of 6x^3-33x^2-132x+96 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "or just the first set and then distribute the (x-8) through the 2nd set of()<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If I understand your question, the order of multiplying, or \"distributing\", doesn't matter.  A*B*C = C*A*B, or any order.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Any way you do it, you get the same result. </SPAN>\n" );
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