Solved on Dec 11, 2023

Write a degree 2 trinomial with leading coef 8 and constant -5. Write two degree 1 binomials, then multiply and simplify.
8x258 x^{2} - 5

STEP 1

Assumptions
1. A trinomial of degree 2 is a polynomial with three terms, the highest degree term being x2x^2.
2. The leading coefficient is the coefficient of the highest degree term.
3. The constant term is the term without a variable.
4. A binomial of degree 1 is a polynomial with two terms, the highest degree term being xx.
5. The constant term in a polynomial is the term that does not contain any variable.
6. Multiplying two binomials involves using the distributive property (FOIL method).

STEP 2

To write a trinomial of degree 2 with a leading coefficient of 8 and a constant term of -5, we need to find a middle term that will make the polynomial a trinomial. The general form of a trinomial of degree 2 is:
ax2+bx+cax^2 + bx + c
where aa is the leading coefficient, bb is the coefficient of the xx term, and cc is the constant term.

STEP 3

Since we are given a=8a = 8 and c=5c = -5, we can choose any value for bb to create the trinomial. Let's choose b=0b = 0 for simplicity.
8x2+0x58x^2 + 0x - 5

STEP 4

We can simplify the expression by removing the term with a coefficient of 0:
8x258x^2 - 5
This is a trinomial of degree 2 with a leading coefficient of 8 and a constant term of -5.

STEP 5

To write a binomial of degree 1 with a leading coefficient of 2, we use the general form of a binomial of degree 1:
ax+bax + b
where aa is the leading coefficient and bb is the constant term.

STEP 6

Since we are given a=2a = 2, we can choose any value for bb. Let's choose b=0b = 0 for simplicity.
2x+02x + 0

STEP 7

We can simplify the expression by removing the term with a coefficient of 0:
2x2x
This is a binomial of degree 1 with a leading coefficient of 2.

STEP 8

To write a binomial of degree 1 with a constant term of -3, we use the same general form of a binomial of degree 1:
ax+bax + b

STEP 9

Since we are given b=3b = -3, we can choose any value for aa. Let's choose a=1a = 1 for simplicity.
1x31x - 3

STEP 10

We can simplify the expression by removing the coefficient of 1:
x3x - 3
This is a binomial of degree 1 with a constant term of -3.

STEP 11

Now we need to multiply the two binomials we created in steps b) and c):
2x(x3)2x \cdot (x - 3)

STEP 12

We use the distributive property to multiply each term in the first binomial by each term in the second binomial:
2xx+2x(3)2x \cdot x + 2x \cdot (-3)

STEP 13

Multiply the terms:
2x26x2x^2 - 6x

STEP 14

The expression 2x26x2x^2 - 6x is already in standard form, which is a polynomial arranged in descending order of degree.

STEP 15

Draw a rectangle around the final answer:
2x26x\boxed{2x^2 - 6x}

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