Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 5 - Section 5.5 - Multiplication of Polynomials - Exercise - Page 226: 57

Answer

$x^8 -2x^5 +x^2$

Work Step by Step

We multiply each term of the first polynomial by each term of the second polynomial. Then we add the products, as follows $$ (x^5- x^2)(x^3 -1)= x^5(x^3 -1)- x^2(x^3 -1)\\ = x^8 -x^5- x^5 +x^2\\ =x^8 -2x^5 +x^2 .$$
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