Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
| $$ \begin{aligned}(x+3h)^2-3(x+2h)^3+3(x+h)^3-x^3& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}x^2+6hx+9h^2-3(x^3+6hx^2+12h^2x+8h^3)+3(x^3+3hx^2+3h^2x+h^3)-x^3 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}x^2+6hx+9h^2-(3x^3+18hx^2+36h^2x+24h^3)+3x^3+9hx^2+9h^2x+3h^3-x^3 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}x^2+6hx+9h^2-3x^3-18hx^2-36h^2x-24h^3+3x^3+9hx^2+9h^2x+3h^3-x^3 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle4}{\textcircled {4}} } }}}-21h^3-27h^2x-9hx^2+9h^2+6hx+x^2-x^3 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle5}{\textcircled {5}} } }}}-21h^3-27h^2x-9hx^2-x^3+9h^2+6hx+x^2\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Find $ \left(x+3h\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}{ 3h }$. $$ \begin{aligned}\left(x+3h\right)^2 = \color{blue}{x^2} +2 \cdot x \cdot 3h + \color{red}{\left( 3h \right)^2} = x^2+6hx+9h^2\end{aligned} $$Find $ \left(x+2h\right)^3 $ using formula $$ (A + B) = A^3 + 3A^2B + 3AB^2 + B^3 $$where $ A = x $ and $ B = 2h $. $$ \left(x+2h\right)^3 = x^3+3 \cdot x^2 \cdot 2h + 3 \cdot x \cdot \left( 2h \right)^2+\left( 2h \right)^3 = x^3+6hx^2+12h^2x+8h^3 $$Find $ \left(x+h\right)^3 $ using formula $$ (A + B) = A^3 + 3A^2B + 3AB^2 + B^3 $$where $ A = x $ and $ B = h $. $$ \left(x+h\right)^3 = x^3+3 \cdot x^2 \cdot h + 3 \cdot x \cdot h^2+h^3 = x^3+3hx^2+3h^2x+h^3 $$ |
| ② | Multiply $ \color{blue}{3} $ by $ \left( x^3+6hx^2+12h^2x+8h^3\right) $ $$ \color{blue}{3} \cdot \left( x^3+6hx^2+12h^2x+8h^3\right) = 3x^3+18hx^2+36h^2x+24h^3 $$Multiply $ \color{blue}{3} $ by $ \left( x^3+3hx^2+3h^2x+h^3\right) $ $$ \color{blue}{3} \cdot \left( x^3+3hx^2+3h^2x+h^3\right) = 3x^3+9hx^2+9h^2x+3h^3 $$ |
| ③ | Remove the parentheses by changing the sign of each term within them. $$ - \left( 3x^3+18hx^2+36h^2x+24h^3 \right) = -3x^3-18hx^2-36h^2x-24h^3 $$ |
| ④ | Combine like terms: $$ x^2+6hx+9h^2 \, \color{blue}{ -\cancel{3x^3}} \, \color{green}{-18hx^2} \color{orange}{-36h^2x} \color{blue}{-24h^3} + \, \color{blue}{ \cancel{3x^3}} \,+ \color{green}{9hx^2} + \color{orange}{9h^2x} + \color{blue}{3h^3} = \\ = \color{blue}{-21h^3} \color{orange}{-27h^2x} \color{green}{-9hx^2} +9h^2+6hx+x^2 $$ |
| ⑤ | Combine like terms: $$ -21h^3-27h^2x-9hx^2-x^3+9h^2+6hx+x^2 = -21h^3-27h^2x-9hx^2-x^3+9h^2+6hx+x^2 $$ |