Question

Multiply.
(2x2 + 3x – 6)(x – 1)

Answer 1

(2x^2 + 3x – 6)(x – 1)


(x – 1)(2x^2 + 3x – 6)


x(2x^2 + 3x – 6) - 1(2x^2 + 3x – 6)


I'll let you finish up

Answer 2

2x3 + 3x2 – 6x + 6

2x3 – 18x2 – 3x + 6

2x3 – 12x2 + 3x + 6

2x3 + x2 – 9x + 6

Answer 3

What do you get when you distribute x(2x^2 + 3x – 6) ?

Answer 4

would it be the first one?

Answer 5

x times 2x^2 is ???

Answer 6

2x^3

Answer 7

x times 3x is ???

Answer 8

3x^2 ?

Answer 9

and x times -6 is ???

Answer 10

-6x

Answer 11

So

x(2x^2 + 3x – 6)

becomes

2x^3+3x^2-6x

Answer 12

We must do the same for -1(2x^2 + 3x – 6)

Answer 13

so the answer would be 2x^3+ 3x^2-6x+6 ??

Answer 14

What is -1 times 2x^2 ???

Answer 15

you can use box multiplication as an alternative way to do this problem