Question
Simplify the expression
x22x5−6x4+2x3−18x+18
Evaluate
(x2−2x)(2x−2)−(9×x22x−2)−2x
Multiply the terms
(x2−2x)(2x−2)−x29(2x−2)−2x
Expand the expression
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Calculate
(x2−2x)(2x−2)
Apply the distributive property
x2×2x−x2×2−2x×2x−(−2x×2)
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
x2×2x
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
2x2×x
Multiply the terms
2x3
2x3−x2×2−2x×2x−(−2x×2)
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
2x3−2x2−2x×2x−(−2x×2)
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
−2x×2x
Multiply the numbers
−4x×x
Multiply the terms
−4x2
2x3−2x2−4x2−(−2x×2)
Multiply the numbers
2x3−2x2−4x2−(−4x)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
2x3−2x2−4x2+4x
Subtract the terms
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Evaluate
−2x2−4x2
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(−2−4)x2
Subtract the numbers
−6x2
2x3−6x2+4x
2x3−6x2+4x−x29(2x−2)−2x
Subtract the terms
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Evaluate
4x−2x
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(4−2)x
Subtract the numbers
2x
2x3−6x2+2x−x29(2x−2)
Reduce fractions to a common denominator
x22x3×x2−x26x2×x2+x22x×x2−x29(2x−2)
Write all numerators above the common denominator
x22x3×x2−6x2×x2+2x×x2−9(2x−2)
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
x3×x2
Use the product rule an×am=an+m to simplify the expression
x3+2
Add the numbers
x5
x22x5−6x2×x2+2x×x2−9(2x−2)
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
x2×x2
Use the product rule an×am=an+m to simplify the expression
x2+2
Add the numbers
x4
x22x5−6x4+2x×x2−9(2x−2)
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
x×x2
Use the product rule an×am=an+m to simplify the expression
x1+2
Add the numbers
x3
x22x5−6x4+2x3−9(2x−2)
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
9(2x−2)
Apply the distributive property
9×2x−9×2
Multiply the numbers
18x−9×2
Multiply the numbers
18x−18
x22x5−6x4+2x3−(18x−18)
Solution
x22x5−6x4+2x3−18x+18
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Find the excluded values
x=0
Evaluate
(x2−2x)(2x−2)−(9×x22x−2)−2x
To find the excluded values,set the denominators equal to 0
x2=0
Solution
x=0
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