Question

multiply (x-4)(x^2-5x-6)

Answer 1

how would you go about this?

Answer 2

multipy each term in the first with each term in the second, then combine like items

Answer 3

first, mult x with (x^2-5x-6)

Answer 4

oh yea that's right, thanks

Answer 5

i tend to get confused tracking terms; so I just stack them and multiply like normal numbers :)

Answer 6

You want to distribute each term to every term in the parenteses.
So you get X^3-5x^2-6x-4x^2-20x-24

Answer 7

*** +20x+24 ***

Answer 8

not Negative

Answer 9

haha thanks

Answer 10

x^2-5x-6
x-4
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x^3 -5x^2 -6x
-4x^2+20x+24
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x^3 -9x^2 +14x + 24

Answer 11

I didn't combine my like terms, I figured you could do that, but my answer is just as good!!!!

Answer 12

trevs answer is kosher :)

Answer 13

i think they all got good meself :)