Question

Use the distributive property to multiply
108 = (x) * (x+1) * (x+8)

Answer 1

first multiply x to (x+1) then multiply the product to (x+8) ...like x*(x+1)= x*x+x*1=x^2+1

Answer 2

then (x^2+x)*(x+8)= x^3+8x^2+x^2+8x= x^3+9x^2+8x

Answer 3

Thanks! So if I had to put 108 = x^3 +9x^2 +8x in standard form, would it be
0 = x^3 +9x^2 +8x -108?

Answer 4

yea that's right