Question

Find the product
a4(3a2 - 2a + 1)

Answer 1

16a^2 + 4a or 4a(4a+1)

Explanation:

Use the distributive property (or FOIL).

First, the 3a2 becomes 6a.

6a x 4a = 24a^2

4a x -2a = 8a^2

4a x 1 = 4a

Simplify.

24a^2 - 8a^2 + 4a

=16a^2 + 4a

Other options:

=16a^2 + 4a

=4a(4a+1)

Hope this helped.

Answer 2

The answer would be 3a⁶ - 2a⁵ + 1a⁴