How do you simplify x2x64x3x+1x2+5x+5?

1 Answer
Jul 18, 2015

Try factoring and find:

x2x64x3x+1x2+5x+5

=(x3)(x+2)(x+1)4x3(x+5+52)(x+552) (factoring)

=x37x64x5+20x4+20x3 (multiplying)

Explanation:

Going in one direction, multiply up to get:

x2x64x3x+1x2+5x+5

=(x2x6)(x+1)4x3(x2+5x+5)

=x37x64x5+20x4+20x3

Going in the other direction, factor to get:

x2x64x3x+1x2+5x+5

(x3)(x+2)4x3x+1x2+5x+5

=(x3)(x+2)(x+1)4x3(x+5+52)(x+552)

No common factors to cancel, so this cannot be simplified.