Question

Hi, need help please to get my HS diploma...did not graduate :(

Let V(x)=−x2+2x−4 and W(x)=−x3+2x2+x+5. Find V(x)⋅W(x)

Answer 1

B

Explanation:

I assume this should look like

V(x) = -x² + 2x - 4

W(x) = -x³ + 2x² + x + 5

when doing arithmetic operations with whole functions, we simply do these operations with the whole expressions :

V(x) × W(x) =

(-x² + 2x - 4) × (-x³ + 2x² + x + 5) =

= x⁵ - 2x⁴ - x³ - 5x² - 2x⁴ + 4x³ + 2x² + 10x + 4x³ - 8x² - 4x - 20 =

= x⁵ - 4x⁴ + 7x³ - 11x² + 6x - 20