How do you simplify (2x - 3)(x^2 + 5x - 3)(2x3)(x2+5x3)?

1 Answer
May 21, 2017

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

To multiply these two terms you multiply each individual term in the left parenthesis by each individual term in the right parenthesis.

(color(red)(2x) - color(red)(3))(color(blue)(x^2) + color(blue)(5x) - color(blue)(3))(2x3)(x2+5x3) becomes:

(color(red)(2x) xx color(blue)(x^2)) + (color(red)(2x) xx color(blue)(5x)) - (color(red)(2x) xx color(blue)(3)) - (color(red)(3) xx color(blue)(x^2)) - (color(red)(3) xx color(blue)(5x)) + (color(red)(3) xx color(blue)(3))(2x×x2)+(2x×5x)(2x×3)(3×x2)(3×5x)+(3×3)

2x^3 + 10x^2 - 6x - 3x^2 - 15x + 92x3+10x26x3x215x+9

We can now group and combine like terms:

2x^3 + 10x^2 - 3x^2 - 6x - 15x + 92x3+10x23x26x15x+9

2x^3 + (10 - 3)x^2 + (-6 - 15)x + 92x3+(103)x2+(615)x+9

2x^3 + 7x^2 + (-21)x + 92x3+7x2+(21)x+9

2x^3 + 7x^2 - 21x + 92x3+7x221x+9