How do you evaluate (x ^ { 2} + 4x + 3) ( 2x ^ { 2} - 9x + 7)?

1 Answer
Oct 15, 2017

2x^4-x^3-23x^2+x+21

Explanation:

The idea behind multiply any two polynomials is to multiply each term in one polynomial with every term in the other polynomial. Let's see this in action:

(x^2+4x+3)*(2x^2-9x+7)

=x^2*(2x^2-9x+7)+4x*(2x^2-9x+7)+3*(2x^2-9x+7)

=2x^4-9x^3+7x^2+8x^3-36x^2+28x+6x^2-27x+21

=2x^4-x^3-23x^2+x+21

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