Question

multiply and simplify:
t(t-2)(t+1) Please explain how you did it! Thank you!

Answer 1

you can first multiply
\[(t-2)(t+1)\] together and then multiply the result by t

Answer 2

\[(t-2)(t+1)=t^2+t-2t-2=t^2-t-2\]

Answer 3

then
\[t(t^2-t-2)=t^3-t^2-2t\]