Question

What is the productof 1/2x - 1/4 and 5x^2 - 2x + 6. Write in answer in standard form. A. Show your work. B. Is the product of 1/2x - 1/ and 5x^2 - 2x + 6 equal to the product of 1/4x - 1/2 and 5x^2 - 2x + 6? Explain your answer

Answer 1

1/2x - 1/4 * 5x^2 - 2x + 6 = 116/4 = 29

A. Work : 1/2x = 2/4x - 1/4 = 1/4x 

5x^2 = 25 - 2x = 23x + 6 = 29x

1/4x * 29x = 1/4x * 116/4x = 116/4x = 29

B. 1/4x - 1/2 * 5x2 - 2x + 6 = -29
No, it is not equal to the product up above
Because  its basically the same thing but the 1/2 and 1/4x
are switched which makes it negative

Hope it helps