Question 544058: (5z+2)(z^2+3z+2)
Please help, I cannot seem to come up with the correct answer. Found 3 solutions by umnikmo, rfer, bucky:Answer by umnikmo(75) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Given to multiply:
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First multiply the 5z in the first set of parentheses by each of the three terms in the second set of parentheses as follows:
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Next multiply the 2 in the first set of parentheses by each of the three terms in the second set of parentheses as follows:
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Add all the answers together:
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collect all the terms that have the same power of z:
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combine the terms having the same power of z (in the two sets of parentheses) and you get:
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And that's the answer.
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Hope this helps you to understand the problem better.
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