document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=230181>Question 230181</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How do you expand brackets when there's three values in a bracket?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For example how would I expand (x - 2) (x^4 + 3x -1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #170482 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=170482\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font face=\"Garamond\" size=\"+2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In general:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Even more generally:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE (a_1+a_2+\cdots+a_n)(b_1+b_2+\cdots+b_n)\ =\ a_1(b_1+b_2+\cdots+b_n)+a_2(b_1+b_2+\cdots+b_n)+\cdots+a_n(b_1+b_2+\cdots+b_n)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE = a_1b_1+a_1b_2+\cdots+a_1b_n+a_2b_1+a_2b_2+\cdots+a_2b_n+\cdots+a_nb_1+a_nb_2+\cdots+a_nb_n\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Specifically:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (x - 2) (x^4 + 3x -1)\ =\ x(x^4 + 3x -1) - 2(x^4 + 3x -1)\ = x^5+3x^2-x-2x^4-6x+2\ = x^5-2x^4+3x^2-7x+2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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