Polynomials?! What is the product of - 2x^3+x-5 and x^3-3x-4 ... Is the product of - 2x^3+x-5 and x^3-3x-4 equal to the product of x^3-3x-4 and - 2x^3+x-5

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Skylar Frey

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15 September, 03:10

Polynomials?! What is the product of - 2x^3+x-5 and x^3-3x-4 ... Is the product of - 2x^3+x-5 and x^3-3x-4 equal to the product of x^3-3x-4 and - 2x^3+x-5

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Thalia · Answer 1

T he product of - 2x^3+x-5 and x^3-3x-4 would look like this before simplification:

-2x^6 + 6x^4 - 8x^3 + x^4 - 3x^2 - 4x - 5x^3 + 15 x^2 + 20

Now combine all the like terms. For example, 6x^4 + x^4 = 7x^4.

Write the product in the simplest possible form, which involves combining like terms and arranging them in descending order by power of x.