SOLUTION: (x³ -5x² - 1) 7x²

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Question 148453This question is from textbook Elementary and Intermediate Algebra
: (x³ -5x² - 1) 7x² This question is from textbook Elementary and Intermediate Algebra

Answer by mangopeeler07(462) About Me  (Show Source):
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%28x%5E3+-5x%5E2+-+1%29+7x%5E2

Distribute 7x%5E2 to everything in the parentheses:



Then multiply throughout:

%287x%5E2%28x%5E3%29%29=7x%5E5
%287x%5E2%285x%5E2%29%29=35x%5E4
%287x%5E2%281%29%29=7x%5E2

Answer:
7x%5E5-35x%5E4-7x%5E2