SOLUTION: Instructions: Perform the indicated operations. What is the soultion for -4x^2(5x^4-3x^2+x-2)

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Question 62250: Instructions: Perform the indicated operations.
What is the soultion for -4x^2(5x^4-3x^2+x-2)
Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
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-4x%5E2%285x%5E4-3x%5E2%2Bx-2%29 Distribute the -4x^2 to every term in the parentheses.
-4x%5E2%285x%5E4%29-4x%5E2%28-3x%5E2%29-4x%5E2%28x%29-4x%5E2%28-2%29 Multiply the coeffiecients and add the exponents of the variables.
-4%2A5x%5E%282%2B4%29-4%2A-3x%5E%282%2B2%29-4x%5E%282%2B1%29-4%2A-2x%5E2
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Happy Calculating!!!