Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
| $$ \begin{aligned}(x-1)(x-3)(x-4)(x-6)(x-8)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}(x^2-3x-x+3)(x-4)(x-6)(x-8) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}(x^2-4x+3)(x-4)(x-6)(x-8) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}(x^3-4x^2-4x^2+16x+3x-12)(x-6)(x-8) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle4}{\textcircled {4}} } }}}(x^3-8x^2+19x-12)(x-6)(x-8) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle5}{\textcircled {5}} \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle6}{\textcircled {6}} } }}}(x^4-14x^3+67x^2-126x+72)(x-8) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle7}{\textcircled {7}} \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle8}{\textcircled {8}} } }}}x^5-22x^4+179x^3-662x^2+1080x-576\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{x-1}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( x-3\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{x-1}\right) \cdot \left( x-3\right) = x^2-3x-x+3 $$ |
| ② | Combine like terms: $$ x^2 \color{blue}{-3x} \color{blue}{-x} +3 = x^2 \color{blue}{-4x} +3 $$ |
| ③ | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{x^2-4x+3}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( x-4\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{x^2-4x+3}\right) \cdot \left( x-4\right) = x^3-4x^2-4x^2+16x+3x-12 $$ |
| ④ | Combine like terms: $$ x^3 \color{blue}{-4x^2} \color{blue}{-4x^2} + \color{red}{16x} + \color{red}{3x} -12 = x^3 \color{blue}{-8x^2} + \color{red}{19x} -12 $$ |
| ⑤ | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{x^3-8x^2+19x-12}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( x-6\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{x^3-8x^2+19x-12}\right) \cdot \left( x-6\right) = x^4-6x^3-8x^3+48x^2+19x^2-114x-12x+72 $$ |
| ⑥ | Combine like terms: $$ x^4 \color{blue}{-6x^3} \color{blue}{-8x^3} + \color{red}{48x^2} + \color{red}{19x^2} \color{green}{-114x} \color{green}{-12x} +72 = \\ = x^4 \color{blue}{-14x^3} + \color{red}{67x^2} \color{green}{-126x} +72 $$ |
| ⑦ | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{x^4-14x^3+67x^2-126x+72}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( x-8\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{x^4-14x^3+67x^2-126x+72}\right) \cdot \left( x-8\right) = \\ = x^5-8x^4-14x^4+112x^3+67x^3-536x^2-126x^2+1008x+72x-576 $$ |
| ⑧ | Combine like terms: $$ x^5 \color{blue}{-8x^4} \color{blue}{-14x^4} + \color{red}{112x^3} + \color{red}{67x^3} \color{green}{-536x^2} \color{green}{-126x^2} + \color{orange}{1008x} + \color{orange}{72x} -576 = \\ = x^5 \color{blue}{-22x^4} + \color{red}{179x^3} \color{green}{-662x^2} + \color{orange}{1080x} -576 $$ |