Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 1 - Section 1.3 - Algebraic Expressions - 1.3 Exercises - Page 34: 127

Answer

$2(x^{2}+4)^{4}(x-2)^{3}(7x^{2}-10x+8)$

Work Step by Step

$5(x^{2}+4)^{4}(2x)(x-2)^{4}+(x^{2}+4)^{5}(4)(x-2)^{3}$ Take out common factor $(x^{2}+4)^{4}(x-2)^{3}$: $(x^{2}+4)^{4}(x-2)^{3}[5(2x)(x-2)+(4)(x^{2}+4)]=...$ Simplify: $...=(x^{2}+4)^{4}(x-2)^{3}[10x(x-2)+4x^{2}+16]=...$ $...=(x^{2}+4)^{4}(x-2)^{3}(10x^{2}-20x+4x^{2}+16)=...$ $...=(x^{2}+4)^{4}(x-2)^{3}(14x^{2}-20x+16)=...$ Finally, take out common factor $2$ from the third parentheses: $...=2(x^{2}+4)^{4}(x-2)^{3}(7x^{2}-10x+8)$
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