Question
Simplify the expression
x3+5x2−5x
Evaluate
(x2−5)(x+5)+25
Expand the expression
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Calculate
(x2−5)(x+5)
Apply the distributive property
x2×x+x2×5−5x−5×5
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
x2×x
Use the product rule an×am=an+m to simplify the expression
x2+1
Add the numbers
x3
x3+x2×5−5x−5×5
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
x3+5x2−5x−5×5
Multiply the numbers
x3+5x2−5x−25
x3+5x2−5x−25+25
Solution
x3+5x2−5x
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Factor the expression
x(x2+5x−5)
Evaluate
(x2−5)(x+5)+25
Simplify
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Evaluate
(x2−5)(x+5)
Apply the distributive property
x2×x+x2×5−5x−5×5
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
x2×x
Use the product rule an×am=an+m to simplify the expression
x2+1
Add the numbers
x3
x3+x2×5−5x−5×5
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
x3+5x2−5x−5×5
Multiply the terms
x3+5x2−5x−25
x3+5x2−5x−25+25
Since two opposites add up to 0,remove them form the expression
x3+5x2−5x
Rewrite the expression
x×x2+x×5x−x×5
Solution
x(x2+5x−5)
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Find the roots
x1=−25+35,x2=0,x3=2−5+35
Alternative Form
x1≈−5.854102,x2=0,x3≈0.854102
Evaluate
(x2−5)(x+5)+25
To find the roots of the expression,set the expression equal to 0
(x2−5)(x+5)+25=0
Calculate
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Evaluate
(x2−5)(x+5)+25
Expand the expression
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Calculate
(x2−5)(x+5)
Apply the distributive property
x2×x+x2×5−5x−5×5
Multiply the terms
x3+x2×5−5x−5×5
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
x3+5x2−5x−5×5
Multiply the numbers
x3+5x2−5x−25
x3+5x2−5x−25+25
Since two opposites add up to 0,remove them form the expression
x3+5x2−5x
x3+5x2−5x=0
Factor the expression
x(x2+5x−5)=0
Separate the equation into 2 possible cases
x=0x2+5x−5=0
Solve the equation
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Evaluate
x2+5x−5=0
Substitute a=1,b=5 and c=−5 into the quadratic formula x=2a−b±b2−4ac
x=2−5±52−4(−5)
Simplify the expression
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Evaluate
52−4(−5)
Multiply the numbers
52−(−20)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
52+20
Evaluate the power
25+20
Add the numbers
45
x=2−5±45
Simplify the radical expression
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Evaluate
45
Write the expression as a product where the root of one of the factors can be evaluated
9×5
Write the number in exponential form with the base of 3
32×5
The root of a product is equal to the product of the roots of each factor
32×5
Reduce the index of the radical and exponent with 2
35
x=2−5±35
Separate the equation into 2 possible cases
x=2−5+35x=2−5−35
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
x=2−5+35x=−25+35
x=0x=2−5+35x=−25+35
Solution
x1=−25+35,x2=0,x3=2−5+35
Alternative Form
x1≈−5.854102,x2=0,x3≈0.854102
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