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Perform the indicated operation and simplify the result. (x²-3x-1)(x-4)+(3x²-14x+5)(x-4)

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To solve this problem, we follow these steps:

Step 1: Distribute the (x-4) term into each term in the equation for both expressions.

> (x² - 3x - 1)(x - 4) simplifies to x³ - 4x² - 3x² + 12x - x + 4, which further simplifies to x³ - 7x² + 11x + 4.

> (3x² - 14x + 5)(x - 4) simplifies to 3x³ - 12x² - 14x² + 56x + 5x - 20, which simplifies to becomes 3x³ - 26x² + 61x - 20.

Step 2: Add the simplified expressions.

> (x³ - 7x² + 11x + 4) + (3x³ - 26x² + 61x - 20)

> This simplifies to 4x³ - 33x² + 72x - 16.

So the answer to the problem is 4x³ - 33x² + 72x - 16.

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