Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
| $$ \begin{aligned}(x+2)(2x-3)(2x-5)(x+1)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}(2x^2-3x+4x-6)(2x-5)(x+1) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}(2x^2+x-6)(2x-5)(x+1) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}(4x^3-10x^2+2x^2-5x-12x+30)(x+1) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle4}{\textcircled {4}} } }}}(4x^3-8x^2-17x+30)(x+1) \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle5}{\textcircled {5}} \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle6}{\textcircled {6}} } }}}4x^4-4x^3-25x^2+13x+30\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{x+2}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( 2x-3\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{x+2}\right) \cdot \left( 2x-3\right) = 2x^2-3x+4x-6 $$ |
| ② | Combine like terms: $$ 2x^2 \color{blue}{-3x} + \color{blue}{4x} -6 = 2x^2+ \color{blue}{x} -6 $$ |
| ③ | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{2x^2+x-6}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( 2x-5\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{2x^2+x-6}\right) \cdot \left( 2x-5\right) = 4x^3-10x^2+2x^2-5x-12x+30 $$ |
| ④ | Combine like terms: $$ 4x^3 \color{blue}{-10x^2} + \color{blue}{2x^2} \color{red}{-5x} \color{red}{-12x} +30 = 4x^3 \color{blue}{-8x^2} \color{red}{-17x} +30 $$ |
| ⑤ | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{4x^3-8x^2-17x+30}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( x+1\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{4x^3-8x^2-17x+30}\right) \cdot \left( x+1\right) = 4x^4+4x^3-8x^3-8x^2-17x^2-17x+30x+30 $$ |
| ⑥ | Combine like terms: $$ 4x^4+ \color{blue}{4x^3} \color{blue}{-8x^3} \color{red}{-8x^2} \color{red}{-17x^2} \color{green}{-17x} + \color{green}{30x} +30 = 4x^4 \color{blue}{-4x^3} \color{red}{-25x^2} + \color{green}{13x} +30 $$ |