Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
| $$ \begin{aligned}(x-5)(x-1)^2(x-3)(x+2)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}(x-5)(x^2-2x+1)(x-3)(x+2) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}(x^3-2x^2+x-5x^2+10x-5)(x-3)(x+2) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}(x^3-7x^2+11x-5)(x-3)(x+2) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle4}{\textcircled {4}} \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle5}{\textcircled {5}} } }}}(x^4-10x^3+32x^2-38x+15)(x+2) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle6}{\textcircled {6}} \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle7}{\textcircled {7}} } }}}x^5-8x^4+12x^3+26x^2-61x+30\end{aligned} $$ | |
| 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-5}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( x^2-2x+1\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{x-5}\right) \cdot \left( x^2-2x+1\right) = x^3-2x^2+x-5x^2+10x-5 $$ |
| ③ | Combine like terms: $$ x^3 \color{blue}{-2x^2} + \color{red}{x} \color{blue}{-5x^2} + \color{red}{10x} -5 = x^3 \color{blue}{-7x^2} + \color{red}{11x} -5 $$ |
| ④ | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{x^3-7x^2+11x-5}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( x-3\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{x^3-7x^2+11x-5}\right) \cdot \left( x-3\right) = x^4-3x^3-7x^3+21x^2+11x^2-33x-5x+15 $$ |
| ⑤ | Combine like terms: $$ x^4 \color{blue}{-3x^3} \color{blue}{-7x^3} + \color{red}{21x^2} + \color{red}{11x^2} \color{green}{-33x} \color{green}{-5x} +15 = x^4 \color{blue}{-10x^3} + \color{red}{32x^2} \color{green}{-38x} +15 $$ |
| ⑥ | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{x^4-10x^3+32x^2-38x+15}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( x+2\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{x^4-10x^3+32x^2-38x+15}\right) \cdot \left( x+2\right) = x^5+2x^4-10x^4-20x^3+32x^3+64x^2-38x^2-76x+15x+30 $$ |
| ⑦ | Combine like terms: $$ x^5+ \color{blue}{2x^4} \color{blue}{-10x^4} \color{red}{-20x^3} + \color{red}{32x^3} + \color{green}{64x^2} \color{green}{-38x^2} \color{orange}{-76x} + \color{orange}{15x} +30 = \\ = x^5 \color{blue}{-8x^4} + \color{red}{12x^3} + \color{green}{26x^2} \color{orange}{-61x} +30 $$ |