Precalculus Examples

Simplify 5(x^2+4)^4(2x)(x-2)^4+(x^2+4)^5(4)(x-2)^3
Step 1
Simplify each term.
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by .
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Use the Binomial Theorem.
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply the exponents in .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply the exponents in .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply the exponents in .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Raise to the power of .
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Raise to the power of .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Multiply by .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Multiply by .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Use the Binomial Theorem.
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Expand by multiplying each term in the first expression by each term in the second expression.
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Add and .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Use the Binomial Theorem.
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply the exponents in .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply the exponents in .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply the exponents in .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply the exponents in .
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Raise to the power of .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify.
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Use the Binomial Theorem.
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Expand by multiplying each term in the first expression by each term in the second expression.
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Simplify by adding terms.
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