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| $$ \begin{aligned}(x+3h)^3-3(x+2h)^3+3(x+h)^3-x^3& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}x^3+9hx^2+27h^2x+27h^3-3(x^3+6hx^2+12h^2x+8h^3)+3(x^3+3hx^2+3h^2x+h^3)-x^3 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}x^3+9hx^2+27h^2x+27h^3-(3x^3+18hx^2+36h^2x+24h^3)+3x^3+9hx^2+9h^2x+3h^3-x^3 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}x^3+9hx^2+27h^2x+27h^3-3x^3-18hx^2-36h^2x-24h^3+3x^3+9hx^2+9h^2x+3h^3-x^3 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle4}{\textcircled {4}} } }}}3h^3-9h^2x-9hx^2-2x^3+3x^3+9hx^2+9h^2x+3h^3-x^3 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle5}{\textcircled {5}} } }}}6h^3+x^3-x^3 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ }6h^3+ \cancel{x^3} -\cancel{x^3} \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle6}{\textcircled {6}} } }}}6h^3\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Find $ \left(x+3h\right)^3 $ using formula $$ (A + B) = A^3 + 3A^2B + 3AB^2 + B^3 $$where $ A = x $ and $ B = 3h $. $$ \left(x+3h\right)^3 = x^3+3 \cdot x^2 \cdot 3h + 3 \cdot x \cdot \left( 3h \right)^2+\left( 3h \right)^3 = x^3+9hx^2+27h^2x+27h^3 $$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: $$ \color{blue}{x^3} + \color{red}{9hx^2} + \color{green}{27h^2x} + \color{orange}{27h^3} \color{blue}{-3x^3} \color{red}{-18hx^2} \color{green}{-36h^2x} \color{orange}{-24h^3} = \\ = \color{orange}{3h^3} \color{green}{-9h^2x} \color{red}{-9hx^2} \color{blue}{-2x^3} $$ |
| ⑤ | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{3h^3} \, \color{red}{ -\cancel{9h^2x}} \, \, \color{orange}{ -\cancel{9hx^2}} \, \color{red}{-2x^3} + \color{red}{3x^3} + \, \color{orange}{ \cancel{9hx^2}} \,+ \, \color{red}{ \cancel{9h^2x}} \,+ \color{blue}{3h^3} = \color{blue}{6h^3} + \color{red}{x^3} $$ |
| ⑥ | Combine like terms: $$ 6h^3+ \, \color{blue}{ \cancel{x^3}} \, \, \color{blue}{ -\cancel{x^3}} \, = 6h^3 $$ |