SOLUTION: Distribute to simplify the following expression. -4x2(3x2 - x + 1)

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Question 65981: Distribute to simplify the following expression.
-4x2(3x2 - x + 1)
Answer by uma(370) About Me  (Show Source):
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-4x^2(3x^2 - x + 1)
multiplying each term inside the bracket by -4x^2,
-4x^2 * 3x^2 - (-4x^2)*x + (-4x^2)*1
= - 12x^4 + 4x^3 - 4x^2 [we add the exponents as we multiply]

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