Question

What is the first step in simplifying the expression 11x-2-3(1-7x)^2+(x+1)

Answer 1

Answer with Step-by-step explanation:

We are given a expression:

`11x-2-3(1-7x)^2+(x+1)`

We have to determine the first step in the solution of the above expression.

First step will be to solve the term
`(1-7x)^2`

We will firstly square the term 1-7x

`11x-2-3(1-7x)^2+(x+1)\\\\=11x-2-3(1+49x^2-14x)+(x+1)\\\\=11x-2-3-147x^2+42x+x+1\\\\=-147x^2+54x-4`

Hence, First step is:

solve the term
`(1-7x)^2`