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What is the product of -2x^3+x-5 and x^3-3x-4?

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Is the product of -2^3+x-5 and x^-3x-4 equal to the product of x^3-3x-4 and -2x^3+x+5?

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(-2x^3+x-5)(x^3-3x-4) = -2x^6+6x^4+8x^3+x^4-3x^2-4x
-5x^3+15x+20, which equals
-2x^6+7x^4+3x^3-3x^2+11x+20.
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