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What is the product of (-4x2-5x-1)(4x2-6x-2)

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(-4x2-5x-1)(4x2-6x-2)

Final result :

-2 • (13x + 1) • (2x2 - 3x - 1)
Reformatting the input :

Changes made to your input should not affect the solution:

(1): "x2" was replaced by "x^2".

Step by step solution :

Step 1 :

Equation at the end of step 1 :

(-13x - 1) • ((22x2 - 6x) - 2)
Step 2 :

Pulling out like terms :

3.1 Pull out like factors :

-13x - 1 = -1 • (13x + 1)

Step 3 :

Pulling out like terms :

4.1 Pull out like factors :

(4x2 - 6x - 2) = 2 • (2x2 - 3x - 1)

Trying to factor by splitting the middle term

4.2 Factoring 2x2 - 3x - 1

The first term is, 2x2 its coefficient is 2 .
The middle term is, -3x its coefficient is -3 .
The last term, "the constant", is -1

Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant 2 • -1 = -2

Step-2 : Find two factors of -2 whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is -3 .

-2 + 1 = -1
-1 + 2 = 1

Observation : No two such factors can be found !!
Conclusion : Trinomial can not be factored

Step 4 :

Pulling out like terms :

5.1 Pull out like factors :

-26x - 2 = -2 • (13x + 1)

Final result :

-2 • (13x + 1) • (2x2 - 3x - 1)
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