Question
Simplify the expression
Solution
−8r3+8r2+8r
Evaluate
4r(−2r2+2r+2)
Apply the distributive property
4r(−2r2)+4r×2r+4r×2
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
4r(−2r2)
Multiply the numbers
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Evaluate
4(−2)
Multiplying or dividing an odd number of negative terms equals a negative
−4×2
Multiply the numbers
−8
−8r×r2
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
r×r2
Use the product rule an×am=an+m to simplify the expression
r1+2
Add the numbers
r3
−8r3
−8r3+4r×2r+4r×2
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
4r×2r
Multiply the numbers
8r×r
Multiply the terms
8r2
−8r3+8r2+4r×2
Solution
−8r3+8r2+8r
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Factor the expression
Factor
−8r(r2−r−1)
Evaluate
4r(−2r2+2r+2)
Factor the expression
4r(−2)(r2−r−1)
Solution
−8r(r2−r−1)
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Find the roots
Find the roots of the algebra expression
r1=21−5,r2=0,r3=21+5
Alternative Form
r1≈−0.618034,r2=0,r3≈1.618034
Evaluate
4r(−2r2+2r+2)
To find the roots of the expression,set the expression equal to 0
4r(−2r2+2r+2)=0
Elimination the left coefficient
r(−2r2+2r+2)=0
Separate the equation into 2 possible cases
r=0−2r2+2r+2=0
Solve the equation
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Evaluate
−2r2+2r+2=0
Multiply both sides
2r2−2r−2=0
Substitute a=2,b=−2 and c=−2 into the quadratic formula r=2a−b±b2−4ac
r=2×22±(−2)2−4×2(−2)
Simplify the expression
r=42±(−2)2−4×2(−2)
Simplify the expression
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Evaluate
(−2)2−4×2(−2)
Multiply
(−2)2−(−16)
Rewrite the expression
22−(−16)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
22+16
Evaluate the power
4+16
Add the numbers
20
r=42±20
Simplify the radical expression
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Evaluate
20
Write the expression as a product where the root of one of the factors can be evaluated
4×5
Write the number in exponential form with the base of 2
22×5
The root of a product is equal to the product of the roots of each factor
22×5
Reduce the index of the radical and exponent with 2
25
r=42±25
Separate the equation into 2 possible cases
r=42+25r=42−25
Simplify the expression
r=21+5r=42−25
Simplify the expression
r=21+5r=21−5
r=0r=21+5r=21−5
Solution
r1=21−5,r2=0,r3=21+5
Alternative Form
r1≈−0.618034,r2=0,r3≈1.618034
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