Question
Answer
$$(x-1)^2(x+2)=x^3-3x+2$$
Explanation
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| $$ \begin{aligned}(x-1)^2(x+2)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}(x^2-2x+1)(x+2) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}x^3+2x^2-2x^2-4x+x+2 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ }x^3+ \cancel{2x^2} -\cancel{2x^2}-4x+x+2 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}x^3-3x+2\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Find $ \left(x-1\right)^2 $ using formula. $$ (A - B)^2 = \color{blue}{A^2} - 2 \cdot A \cdot B + \color{red}{B^2} $$where $ A = \color{blue}{ x } $ and $ B = \color{red}{ 1 }$. $$ \begin{aligned}\left(x-1\right)^2 = \color{blue}{x^2} -2 \cdot x \cdot 1 + \color{red}{1^2} = x^2-2x+1\end{aligned} $$ |
| ② | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{x^2-2x+1}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( x+2\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{x^2-2x+1}\right) \cdot \left( x+2\right) = x^3+ \cancel{2x^2} -\cancel{2x^2}-4x+x+2 $$ |
| ③ | Combine like terms: $$ x^3+ \, \color{blue}{ \cancel{2x^2}} \, \, \color{blue}{ -\cancel{2x^2}} \, \color{green}{-4x} + \color{green}{x} +2 = x^3 \color{green}{-3x} +2 $$ |
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