Algebra Examples

${(5 x - 4)}^{2}$

Step 1

Use the binomial expansion theorem to find each term. The binomial theorem states ${(a + b)}^{n} = \sum_{k = 0}^{n} n C k \cdot (a^{n - k} b^{k})$ .

$\sum_{k = 0}^{2} \frac{2!}{(2 - k)! k!} \cdot {(5 x)}^{2 - k} \cdot {(- 4)}^{k}$

Step 2

Expand the summation.

$\frac{2!}{(2 - 0)! 0!} \cdot {(5 x)}^{2 - 0} \cdot {(- 4)}^{0} + \frac{2!}{(2 - 1)! 1!} \cdot {(5 x)}^{2 - 1} \cdot {(- 4)}^{1} + \frac{2!}{(2 - 2)! 2!} \cdot {(5 x)}^{2 - 2} \cdot {(- 4)}^{2}$

Step 3

Simplify the exponents for each term of the expansion.

$1 \cdot {(5 x)}^{2} \cdot {(- 4)}^{0} + 2 \cdot {(5 x)}^{1} \cdot {(- 4)}^{1} + 1 \cdot {(5 x)}^{0} \cdot {(- 4)}^{2}$

Step 4

Simplify each term.

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Step 4.1

Multiply ${(5 x)}^{2}$ by $1$ .

${(5 x)}^{2} \cdot {(- 4)}^{0} + 2 \cdot {(5 x)}^{1} \cdot {(- 4)}^{1} + 1 \cdot {(5 x)}^{0} \cdot {(- 4)}^{2}$

Step 4.2

Apply the product rule to $5 x$ .

$5^{2} x^{2} \cdot {(- 4)}^{0} + 2 \cdot {(5 x)}^{1} \cdot {(- 4)}^{1} + 1 \cdot {(5 x)}^{0} \cdot {(- 4)}^{2}$

Step 4.3

Raise $5$ to the power of $2$ .

$25 x^{2} \cdot {(- 4)}^{0} + 2 \cdot {(5 x)}^{1} \cdot {(- 4)}^{1} + 1 \cdot {(5 x)}^{0} \cdot {(- 4)}^{2}$

Step 4.4

Anything raised to $0$ is $1$ .

$25 x^{2} \cdot 1 + 2 \cdot {(5 x)}^{1} \cdot {(- 4)}^{1} + 1 \cdot {(5 x)}^{0} \cdot {(- 4)}^{2}$

Step 4.5

Multiply $25$ by $1$ .

$25 x^{2} + 2 \cdot {(5 x)}^{1} \cdot {(- 4)}^{1} + 1 \cdot {(5 x)}^{0} \cdot {(- 4)}^{2}$

Step 4.6

Simplify.

$25 x^{2} + 2 \cdot (5 x) \cdot {(- 4)}^{1} + 1 \cdot {(5 x)}^{0} \cdot {(- 4)}^{2}$

Step 4.7

Multiply $5$ by $2$ .

$25 x^{2} + 10 x \cdot {(- 4)}^{1} + 1 \cdot {(5 x)}^{0} \cdot {(- 4)}^{2}$

Step 4.8

Evaluate the exponent.

$25 x^{2} + 10 x \cdot - 4 + 1 \cdot {(5 x)}^{0} \cdot {(- 4)}^{2}$

Step 4.9

Multiply $- 4$ by $10$ .

$25 x^{2} - 40 x + 1 \cdot {(5 x)}^{0} \cdot {(- 4)}^{2}$

Step 4.10

Multiply ${(5 x)}^{0}$ by $1$ .

$25 x^{2} - 40 x + {(5 x)}^{0} \cdot {(- 4)}^{2}$

Step 4.11

Apply the product rule to $5 x$ .

$25 x^{2} - 40 x + 5^{0} x^{0} \cdot {(- 4)}^{2}$

Step 4.12

Anything raised to $0$ is $1$ .

$25 x^{2} - 40 x + 1 x^{0} \cdot {(- 4)}^{2}$

Step 4.13

Multiply $x^{0}$ by $1$ .

$25 x^{2} - 40 x + x^{0} \cdot {(- 4)}^{2}$

Step 4.14

Anything raised to $0$ is $1$ .

$25 x^{2} - 40 x + 1 \cdot {(- 4)}^{2}$

Step 4.15

Multiply ${(- 4)}^{2}$ by $1$ .

$25 x^{2} - 40 x + {(- 4)}^{2}$

Step 4.16

Raise $- 4$ to the power of $2$ .

$25 x^{2} - 40 x + 16$