Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
| $$ \begin{aligned}(x-1)(x-3)(x-4)(x-8)(x-10)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}(x^2-3x-x+3)(x-4)(x-8)(x-10) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}(x^2-4x+3)(x-4)(x-8)(x-10) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}(x^3-4x^2-4x^2+16x+3x-12)(x-8)(x-10) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle4}{\textcircled {4}} } }}}(x^3-8x^2+19x-12)(x-8)(x-10) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle5}{\textcircled {5}} \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle6}{\textcircled {6}} } }}}(x^4-16x^3+83x^2-164x+96)(x-10) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle7}{\textcircled {7}} \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle8}{\textcircled {8}} } }}}x^5-26x^4+243x^3-994x^2+1736x-960\end{aligned} $$ | |
| 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-8\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{x^3-8x^2+19x-12}\right) \cdot \left( x-8\right) = x^4-8x^3-8x^3+64x^2+19x^2-152x-12x+96 $$ |
| ⑥ | Combine like terms: $$ x^4 \color{blue}{-8x^3} \color{blue}{-8x^3} + \color{red}{64x^2} + \color{red}{19x^2} \color{green}{-152x} \color{green}{-12x} +96 = \\ = x^4 \color{blue}{-16x^3} + \color{red}{83x^2} \color{green}{-164x} +96 $$ |
| ⑦ | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{x^4-16x^3+83x^2-164x+96}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( x-10\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{x^4-16x^3+83x^2-164x+96}\right) \cdot \left( x-10\right) = \\ = x^5-10x^4-16x^4+160x^3+83x^3-830x^2-164x^2+1640x+96x-960 $$ |
| ⑧ | Combine like terms: $$ x^5 \color{blue}{-10x^4} \color{blue}{-16x^4} + \color{red}{160x^3} + \color{red}{83x^3} \color{green}{-830x^2} \color{green}{-164x^2} + \color{orange}{1640x} + \color{orange}{96x} -960 = \\ = x^5 \color{blue}{-26x^4} + \color{red}{243x^3} \color{green}{-994x^2} + \color{orange}{1736x} -960 $$ |