Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
| $$ \begin{aligned}(x-3)(x-4)(x-6)(x-8)(x-10)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}(x^2-4x-3x+12)(x-6)(x-8)(x-10) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}(x^2-7x+12)(x-6)(x-8)(x-10) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}(x^3-6x^2-7x^2+42x+12x-72)(x-8)(x-10) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle4}{\textcircled {4}} } }}}(x^3-13x^2+54x-72)(x-8)(x-10) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle5}{\textcircled {5}} \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle6}{\textcircled {6}} } }}}(x^4-21x^3+158x^2-504x+576)(x-10) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle7}{\textcircled {7}} \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle8}{\textcircled {8}} } }}}x^5-31x^4+368x^3-2084x^2+5616x-5760\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{x-3}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( x-4\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{x-3}\right) \cdot \left( x-4\right) = x^2-4x-3x+12 $$ |
| ② | Combine like terms: $$ x^2 \color{blue}{-4x} \color{blue}{-3x} +12 = x^2 \color{blue}{-7x} +12 $$ |
| ③ | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{x^2-7x+12}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( x-6\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{x^2-7x+12}\right) \cdot \left( x-6\right) = x^3-6x^2-7x^2+42x+12x-72 $$ |
| ④ | Combine like terms: $$ x^3 \color{blue}{-6x^2} \color{blue}{-7x^2} + \color{red}{42x} + \color{red}{12x} -72 = x^3 \color{blue}{-13x^2} + \color{red}{54x} -72 $$ |
| ⑤ | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{x^3-13x^2+54x-72}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( x-8\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{x^3-13x^2+54x-72}\right) \cdot \left( x-8\right) = x^4-8x^3-13x^3+104x^2+54x^2-432x-72x+576 $$ |
| ⑥ | Combine like terms: $$ x^4 \color{blue}{-8x^3} \color{blue}{-13x^3} + \color{red}{104x^2} + \color{red}{54x^2} \color{green}{-432x} \color{green}{-72x} +576 = \\ = x^4 \color{blue}{-21x^3} + \color{red}{158x^2} \color{green}{-504x} +576 $$ |
| ⑦ | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{x^4-21x^3+158x^2-504x+576}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( x-10\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{x^4-21x^3+158x^2-504x+576}\right) \cdot \left( x-10\right) = \\ = x^5-10x^4-21x^4+210x^3+158x^3-1580x^2-504x^2+5040x+576x-5760 $$ |
| ⑧ | Combine like terms: $$ x^5 \color{blue}{-10x^4} \color{blue}{-21x^4} + \color{red}{210x^3} + \color{red}{158x^3} \color{green}{-1580x^2} \color{green}{-504x^2} + \color{orange}{5040x} + \color{orange}{576x} -5760 = \\ = x^5 \color{blue}{-31x^4} + \color{red}{368x^3} \color{green}{-2084x^2} + \color{orange}{5616x} -5760 $$ |