(2n+1)(2n-1)(n+5)
I'm a little confused on how to do this one.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
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What are you trying to do? Multiply?
The first terms will make a difference of squares (a-b)(a+b)=a^2 - b^2
(4n^2-1)(n+5) Now multiply out these two terms.
What are you trying to do? Multiply?
The first terms will make a difference of squares (a-b)(a+b)=a^2 - b^2
(4n^2-1)(n+5) Now multiply out these two terms.
To simplify the expression (2n+1)(2n-1)(n+5), you can use the distributive property to multiply each pair of terms within the parentheses.
First, let's multiply the first two terms (2n+1) and (2n-1) using the difference of squares formula, which states that (a+b)(a-b) = a^2 - b^2. In this case, a = 2n and b = 1.
(2n+1)(2n-1) = (2n)^2 - 1^2
= 4n^2 - 1
Now we have (4n^2 - 1)(n+5). To multiply these two terms, you can use the distributive property. Multiply each term in the first parentheses (4n^2 - 1) by each term in the second parentheses (n+5).
4n^2 * n + 4n^2 * 5 - 1 * n - 1 * 5
= 4n^3 + 20n^2 - n - 5
So, the simplified form of (2n+1)(2n-1)(n+5) is 4n^3 + 20n^2 - n - 5.