SOLUTION: Expand (x - 2)^3

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Question 64376This question is from textbook An Incremental Development
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(x - 2)^3 This question is from textbook An Incremental Development

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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(x - 2)^3
Form:
(a-b)^3= a^3-3a^2b+3ab^2-b^3
So, (x-2)^3=x^3-3(x^2)(2)^1 + 3(x)(2)^2-(2)^3
=x^3-6x^2+12x-8
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Stan H.