Algebra Examples

Factor 5(4-x)^2-(4-x)^3+3(4-x)
Step 1
Factor out of .
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Step 1.1
Reorder the expression.
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Step 1.1.1
Reorder and .
Step 1.1.2
Reorder and .
Step 1.1.3
Reorder and .
Step 1.1.4
Reorder and .
Step 1.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.3
Factor out of .
Step 1.4
Factor out of .
Step 1.5
Factor out of .
Step 1.6
Factor out of .
Step 2
Rewrite as .
Step 3
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 3.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4
Simplify and combine like terms.
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Step 4.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 4.1.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 4.1.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 4.1.2.1
Move .
Step 4.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.7
Multiply by .
Step 4.2
Subtract from .
Step 5
Apply the distributive property.
Step 6
Multiply by .
Step 7
Multiply by .
Step 8
Add and .
Step 9
Subtract from .
Step 10
Subtract from .
Step 11
Factor.
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Step 11.1
Factor out of .
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Step 11.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 11.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 11.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 11.2
Remove unnecessary parentheses.
Step 12
Combine exponents.
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Step 12.1
Factor out negative.
Step 12.2
Multiply by .
Step 12.3
Multiply by .