Question
Factor the expression
(x−5)(x+1)(x+2)
Evaluate
x3−2x2−13x−10
Calculate
x3+3x2+2x−5x2−15x−10
Rewrite the expression
x×x2+x×3x+x×2−5x2−5×3x−5×2
Factor out x from the expression
x(x2+3x+2)−5x2−5×3x−5×2
Factor out −5 from the expression
x(x2+3x+2)−5(x2+3x+2)
Factor out x2+3x+2 from the expression
(x−5)(x2+3x+2)
Solution
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Evaluate
x2+3x+2
Rewrite the expression
x2+(2+1)x+2
Calculate
x2+2x+x+2
Rewrite the expression
x×x+x×2+x+2
Factor out x from the expression
x(x+2)+x+2
Factor out x+2 from the expression
(x+1)(x+2)
(x−5)(x+1)(x+2)
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Find the roots
x1=−2,x2=−1,x3=5
Evaluate
x3−2x2−13x−10
To find the roots of the expression,set the expression equal to 0
x3−2x2−13x−10=0
Factor the expression
(x−5)(x+1)(x+2)=0
Separate the equation into 3 possible cases
x−5=0x+1=0x+2=0
Solve the equation
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Evaluate
x−5=0
Move the constant to the right-hand side and change its sign
x=0+5
Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression
x=5
x=5x+1=0x+2=0
Solve the equation
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Evaluate
x+1=0
Move the constant to the right-hand side and change its sign
x=0−1
Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression
x=−1
x=5x=−1x+2=0
Solve the equation
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Evaluate
x+2=0
Move the constant to the right-hand side and change its sign
x=0−2
Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression
x=−2
x=5x=−1x=−2
Solution
x1=−2,x2=−1,x3=5
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