document.write( "Question 357958: Multiply. (x^2+x+5)(x-5) \n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "Hi,\n" ); document.write( "Multiply. (x^2+x+5)(x-5)\n" ); document.write( "Take it a step at a time: for ex: b(x-5) = x*b - 5*b\n" ); document.write( "first Multiplying thru with x and then multiplying thru with -5\n" ); document.write( "x^3 + x^2 + 5x - 5x^2 - 5x - 25\n" ); document.write( "combining like terms\n" ); document.write( "x^3 - 4x^2 - 25