Question
Simplify the expression
4x−3−x6
Evaluate
4(x−43)−x6
Solution
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Evaluate
4(x−43)
Apply the distributive property
4x−4×43
Multiply the numbers
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Evaluate
4×43
Reduce the numbers
1×3
Simplify
3
4x−3
4x−3−x6
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Factor the expression
(1−x)(x5+x4+x3+x2+x−3)
Evaluate
4(x−43)−x6
Simplify
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Evaluate
4(x−43)
Apply the distributive property
4x+4(−43)
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
4(−43)
Multiplying or dividing an odd number of negative terms equals a negative
−4×43
Reduce the numbers
−1×3
Simplify
−3
4x−3
4x−3−x6
Calculate
x5+x4+x3+x2+x−3−x6−x5−x4−x3−x2+3x
Rewrite the expression
x5+x4+x3+x2+x−3−x×x5−x×x4−x×x3−x×x2−x×x+x×3
Factor out −x from the expression
x5+x4+x3+x2+x−3−x(x5+x4+x3+x2+x−3)
Solution
(1−x)(x5+x4+x3+x2+x−3)
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