Question

$(x {}^{2} - x) {}^{2} - 8(x {}^{2} - x) + 12$
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Answer 1

Simplify

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Distribute

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X^{2}-1x^{2}{\color{#c92786}{-8(x^{2}-x)}}+12

X2−1x2−8(x2−x)+12

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X^{2}-1x^{2}{\color{#c92786}{-8x^{2}+8x}}+12

X2−1x2−8x2+8x+12

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Combine like terms

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8

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X^{2}{\color{#c92786}{-1x^{2}}}{\color{#c92786}{-8x^{2}}}+8x+12

X2−1x2−8x2+8x+12

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X^{2}{\color{#c92786}{-9x^{2}}}+8x+12

X2−9x2+8x+12

Solution

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