Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
| $$ \begin{aligned}(x-1)(x-4)(x-6)(x-8)(x-10)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}(x^2-4x-x+4)(x-6)(x-8)(x-10) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}(x^2-5x+4)(x-6)(x-8)(x-10) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}(x^3-6x^2-5x^2+30x+4x-24)(x-8)(x-10) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle4}{\textcircled {4}} } }}}(x^3-11x^2+34x-24)(x-8)(x-10) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle5}{\textcircled {5}} \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle6}{\textcircled {6}} } }}}(x^4-19x^3+122x^2-296x+192)(x-10) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle7}{\textcircled {7}} \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle8}{\textcircled {8}} } }}}x^5-29x^4+312x^3-1516x^2+3152x-1920\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{x-1}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( x-4\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{x-1}\right) \cdot \left( x-4\right) = x^2-4x-x+4 $$ |
| ② | Combine like terms: $$ x^2 \color{blue}{-4x} \color{blue}{-x} +4 = x^2 \color{blue}{-5x} +4 $$ |
| ③ | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{x^2-5x+4}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( x-6\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{x^2-5x+4}\right) \cdot \left( x-6\right) = x^3-6x^2-5x^2+30x+4x-24 $$ |
| ④ | Combine like terms: $$ x^3 \color{blue}{-6x^2} \color{blue}{-5x^2} + \color{red}{30x} + \color{red}{4x} -24 = x^3 \color{blue}{-11x^2} + \color{red}{34x} -24 $$ |
| ⑤ | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{x^3-11x^2+34x-24}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( x-8\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{x^3-11x^2+34x-24}\right) \cdot \left( x-8\right) = x^4-8x^3-11x^3+88x^2+34x^2-272x-24x+192 $$ |
| ⑥ | Combine like terms: $$ x^4 \color{blue}{-8x^3} \color{blue}{-11x^3} + \color{red}{88x^2} + \color{red}{34x^2} \color{green}{-272x} \color{green}{-24x} +192 = \\ = x^4 \color{blue}{-19x^3} + \color{red}{122x^2} \color{green}{-296x} +192 $$ |
| ⑦ | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{x^4-19x^3+122x^2-296x+192}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( x-10\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{x^4-19x^3+122x^2-296x+192}\right) \cdot \left( x-10\right) = \\ = x^5-10x^4-19x^4+190x^3+122x^3-1220x^2-296x^2+2960x+192x-1920 $$ |
| ⑧ | Combine like terms: $$ x^5 \color{blue}{-10x^4} \color{blue}{-19x^4} + \color{red}{190x^3} + \color{red}{122x^3} \color{green}{-1220x^2} \color{green}{-296x^2} + \color{orange}{2960x} + \color{orange}{192x} -1920 = \\ = x^5 \color{blue}{-29x^4} + \color{red}{312x^3} \color{green}{-1516x^2} + \color{orange}{3152x} -1920 $$ |