Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
| $$ \begin{aligned}(x-2)(x+3)(x-7)(x+5)(x-13)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}(x^2+3x-2x-6)(x-7)(x+5)(x-13) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}(x^2+x-6)(x-7)(x+5)(x-13) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}(x^3-7x^2+x^2-7x-6x+42)(x+5)(x-13) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle4}{\textcircled {4}} } }}}(x^3-6x^2-13x+42)(x+5)(x-13) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle5}{\textcircled {5}} \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle6}{\textcircled {6}} } }}}(x^4-x^3-43x^2-23x+210)(x-13) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle7}{\textcircled {7}} \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle8}{\textcircled {8}} } }}}x^5-14x^4-30x^3+536x^2+509x-2730\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{x-2}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( x+3\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{x-2}\right) \cdot \left( x+3\right) = x^2+3x-2x-6 $$ |
| ② | Combine like terms: $$ x^2+ \color{blue}{3x} \color{blue}{-2x} -6 = x^2+ \color{blue}{x} -6 $$ |
| ③ | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{x^2+x-6}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( x-7\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{x^2+x-6}\right) \cdot \left( x-7\right) = x^3-7x^2+x^2-7x-6x+42 $$ |
| ④ | Combine like terms: $$ x^3 \color{blue}{-7x^2} + \color{blue}{x^2} \color{red}{-7x} \color{red}{-6x} +42 = x^3 \color{blue}{-6x^2} \color{red}{-13x} +42 $$ |
| ⑤ | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{x^3-6x^2-13x+42}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( x+5\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{x^3-6x^2-13x+42}\right) \cdot \left( x+5\right) = x^4+5x^3-6x^3-30x^2-13x^2-65x+42x+210 $$ |
| ⑥ | Combine like terms: $$ x^4+ \color{blue}{5x^3} \color{blue}{-6x^3} \color{red}{-30x^2} \color{red}{-13x^2} \color{green}{-65x} + \color{green}{42x} +210 = x^4 \color{blue}{-x^3} \color{red}{-43x^2} \color{green}{-23x} +210 $$ |
| ⑦ | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{x^4-x^3-43x^2-23x+210}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( x-13\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{x^4-x^3-43x^2-23x+210}\right) \cdot \left( x-13\right) = \\ = x^5-13x^4-x^4+13x^3-43x^3+559x^2-23x^2+299x+210x-2730 $$ |
| ⑧ | Combine like terms: $$ x^5 \color{blue}{-13x^4} \color{blue}{-x^4} + \color{red}{13x^3} \color{red}{-43x^3} + \color{green}{559x^2} \color{green}{-23x^2} + \color{orange}{299x} + \color{orange}{210x} -2730 = \\ = x^5 \color{blue}{-14x^4} \color{red}{-30x^3} + \color{green}{536x^2} + \color{orange}{509x} -2730 $$ |