SOLUTION: How do you solve (x-2) cubed?

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Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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(x-2)^3 means (x-2)(x-2)(x-2).
Thus we multiply this term by itself three times.
x-2
x-2
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x^2-2x-2x+4
x^2-4x+4
x-2
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x^3-4x^2+4x-2x^2+8x-8
x^3-6x^2+12x-8 answer.