Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
| $$ \begin{aligned}(x+12)(x+5)(x+5)(x-1)(x-7)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}(x^2+5x+12x+60)(x+5)(x-1)(x-7) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}(x^2+17x+60)(x+5)(x-1)(x-7) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}(x^3+5x^2+17x^2+85x+60x+300)(x-1)(x-7) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle4}{\textcircled {4}} } }}}(x^3+22x^2+145x+300)(x-1)(x-7) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle5}{\textcircled {5}} \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle6}{\textcircled {6}} } }}}(x^4+21x^3+123x^2+155x-300)(x-7) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle7}{\textcircled {7}} \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle8}{\textcircled {8}} } }}}x^5+14x^4-24x^3-706x^2-1385x+2100\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{x+12}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( x+5\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{x+12}\right) \cdot \left( x+5\right) = x^2+5x+12x+60 $$ |
| ② | Combine like terms: $$ x^2+ \color{blue}{5x} + \color{blue}{12x} +60 = x^2+ \color{blue}{17x} +60 $$ |
| ③ | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{x^2+17x+60}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( x+5\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{x^2+17x+60}\right) \cdot \left( x+5\right) = x^3+5x^2+17x^2+85x+60x+300 $$ |
| ④ | Combine like terms: $$ x^3+ \color{blue}{5x^2} + \color{blue}{17x^2} + \color{red}{85x} + \color{red}{60x} +300 = x^3+ \color{blue}{22x^2} + \color{red}{145x} +300 $$ |
| ⑤ | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{x^3+22x^2+145x+300}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( x-1\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{x^3+22x^2+145x+300}\right) \cdot \left( x-1\right) = x^4-x^3+22x^3-22x^2+145x^2-145x+300x-300 $$ |
| ⑥ | Combine like terms: $$ x^4 \color{blue}{-x^3} + \color{blue}{22x^3} \color{red}{-22x^2} + \color{red}{145x^2} \color{green}{-145x} + \color{green}{300x} -300 = \\ = x^4+ \color{blue}{21x^3} + \color{red}{123x^2} + \color{green}{155x} -300 $$ |
| ⑦ | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{x^4+21x^3+123x^2+155x-300}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( x-7\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{x^4+21x^3+123x^2+155x-300}\right) \cdot \left( x-7\right) = \\ = x^5-7x^4+21x^4-147x^3+123x^3-861x^2+155x^2-1085x-300x+2100 $$ |
| ⑧ | Combine like terms: $$ x^5 \color{blue}{-7x^4} + \color{blue}{21x^4} \color{red}{-147x^3} + \color{red}{123x^3} \color{green}{-861x^2} + \color{green}{155x^2} \color{orange}{-1085x} \color{orange}{-300x} +2100 = \\ = x^5+ \color{blue}{14x^4} \color{red}{-24x^3} \color{green}{-706x^2} \color{orange}{-1385x} +2100 $$ |