document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=38293>Question 38293</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could you help me solve this problem the directions is multiply then simplify each expression The Expression is: (3x+2)(x^-5x+2) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #23857 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=23857\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What we do is multiply each term in the first expression times each term in the second expression...so we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3x + 2)(x^2 - 5x + 2) =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x^3 - 15x^2 + 6x + 2x^2 - 10x + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now collect like terms...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 3x^3 - 13x^2 - 4x + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and we're done... </SPAN>\n" );
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