Question
Simplify the expression
s4−s3c−s3b+s2bc−s3a+s2ac+s2ab−sabc
Evaluate
s(s−a)(s−b)(s−c)
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Evaluate
s(s−a)(s−b)(s−c)
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
s(s−a)
Apply the distributive property
s×s−sa
Multiply the terms
s2−sa
(s2−sa)(s−b)(s−c)
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
(s2−sa)(s−b)
Apply the distributive property
s2×s−s2b−sas−(−sab)
Multiply the terms
s3−s2b−sas−(−sab)
Multiply the terms
s3−s2b−s2a−(−sab)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
s3−s2b−s2a+sab
(s3−s2b−s2a+sab)(s−c)
Apply the distributive property
s3×s−s3c−s2bs−(−s2bc)−s2as−(−s2ac)+sabs−sabc
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
s3×s
Use the product rule an×am=an+m to simplify the expression
s3+1
Add the numbers
s4
s4−s3c−s2bs−(−s2bc)−s2as−(−s2ac)+sabs−sabc
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
s2×s
Use the product rule an×am=an+m to simplify the expression
s2+1
Add the numbers
s3
s4−s3c−s3b−(−s2bc)−s2as−(−s2ac)+sabs−sabc
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
s2×s
Use the product rule an×am=an+m to simplify the expression
s2+1
Add the numbers
s3
s4−s3c−s3b−(−s2bc)−s3a−(−s2ac)+sabs−sabc
Multiply the terms
s4−s3c−s3b−(−s2bc)−s3a−(−s2ac)+s2ab−sabc
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
s4−s3c−s3b+s2bc−s3a+s2ac+s2ab−sabc
s4−s3c−s3b+s2bc−s3a+s2ac+s2ab−sabc
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