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Ch. R - Review of Basic Concepts
Lial - College Algebra 13th Edition
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Chapter 1, Problem 33

Find each product. 4x2(3x3+2x2−5x+1)4x^2(3x^3+2x^2-5x+1)

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Identify the expression to be multiplied: \(4x^2(3x^3 + 2x^2 - 5x + 1)\).
Apply the distributive property by multiplying \$4x^2$ with each term inside the parentheses separately.
Multiply \$4x^2\( by the first term: \)3x^3$. Use the rule for multiplying powers with the same base: \(x^a \cdot x^b = x^{a+b}\). So, \(4x^2 \cdot 3x^3 = 4 \cdot 3 \cdot x^{2+3} = 12x^5\).
Multiply \$4x^2\( by the second term: \)2x^2$. Similarly, \(4x^2 \cdot 2x^2 = 8x^{2+2} = 8x^4\).
Continue by multiplying \$4x^2\( by the third term \)-5x$ and the fourth term \(1\), then write the full expanded expression by combining all these products.

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