Question

Simplify the expressions below.

1. 2x^4(4x^2 + 3x + 1)
2. (4x – 3)(2x^2 – 7x + 1)
3. (x^2 + 4x – 3)(2x^2 + x + 6)

Answer 1

Any ideas?

Answer 2

@shannon342 ?

Answer 3

ummm not really

Answer 4

i mean i guess i start with parenthesis first

Answer 5

Recall the distributive property...

Answer 6

$$\huge a(b+c)=?$$

Answer 7

ab ac

Answer 8

did you miss anything?

Answer 9

yes ab+ac

Answer 10

OK, lets use that on the first one...

Answer 11

$$\huge 2x^4(4x^2 + 3x + 1)$$

Answer 12

Ok 8x^6 + 6x^5 + 2x^4?

Answer 13

for the first one

Answer 14

Sorry, I didn't read the question properly :(
It asks to "simplify" that means we need to factor...

Answer 15

What do I factor out

Answer 16

You need to factor the trinomial into a product of two binomials,

Answer 17

Did i do it right? i got that answer

Answer 18

Yes.

Answer 19

Yay okay thank you

Answer 20

if i have another Can you help me :)

Answer 21

I'm not sure whether the question wants you to multiply it out like you did correctly or factor it?

Answer 22

It says write the product in standard form also sorry i didnt put that in

Answer 23

OH, so they want you to multiply it out and simplify the polynomial into the standard form.

Answer 24

Yes Exactly right