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Q: algebra ( Answered,   2 Comments )
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Subject: algebra
Category: Reference, Education and News > Education
Asked by: haylo-ga
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Posted: 06 Jan 2005 16:54 PST
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Question ID: 453247
multiply (2x^3+x^2-2x+4)* (x^2-4)
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Subject: Re: algebra
Answered By: joey-ga on 06 Jan 2005 22:06 PST
 
Haylo, to do this you need to follow a process of multiplying each
term of the first polynomial to each term of the second polynomial (in
this case, a binomial), adding or subtracting the final terms in
sequence as necessary.

Here's the solution for this problem:

(2x^3 + x^2 - 2x + 4) * (x^2 - 4)

Multiply the first part by x^2 and then the second part by -4:
    (2x^5 + x^4 - 2x^3 + 4x^2) + (-8x^3 - 4x^2 + 8x - 16)

Then, combine all of the terms with the same degree of x:
    2x^5 + x^4 - 10x^3 + 8x - 16

I hope this helps out.

--Joey
Comments  
Subject: Re: algebra
From: billlan-ga on 07 Jan 2005 21:10 PST
 
How come you can post your answer on the website! 
Could u tell me du to I alos like to help people answer question? it
is really fun.

Bill Lan
Subject: Re: algebra
From: joey-ga on 09 Jan 2005 00:25 PST
 
To post an answer you must be a registered Google Answers Researcher. 
There is an application process involved, but as I understand it, the
application process has been closed for months due to there already
being a large number of researchers.

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interested.

--Joey

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