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(3x^3 − 2x^2 + 7)(x^3 + 2x) Use the distributive property

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\begin{equation*} 3x^6-2x^5+6x^4+3x^3+14x \end{equation*}

Step-by-step explanation

We want to simplify the given expression using the distributive property:


(3x^3-2x^2+7)(x^3+2x)

To do this, use every term in the first bracket to multiply each term in the second bracket:


(3x^3*x^3)+(3x^3*2x)-(2x^2*x^3)-(2x^2*2x)+(7*x^3)+(7*2x)

Now simplify:


\begin{gathered} 3x^6+6x^4-2x^5-4x^3+7x^3+14x \\ \Rightarrow3x^6-2x^5+6x^4+3x^3+14x \end{gathered}

That is the answer.

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