To perform the operation and simplify \((4 - 2x)(-6x^2 + 10x + 21 - 2x)\), we start by simplifying the expression inside the parentheses.
- Combine the like terms in \(-6x^2 + 10x + 21 - 2x\): \[ -6x^2 + (10x - 2x) + 21 = -6x^2 + 8x + 21 \]
Next, substitute this back into the original expression: \[ (4 - 2x)(-6x^2 + 8x + 21) \]
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Now, we will distribute \((4 - 2x)\) across \((-6x^2 + 8x + 21)\):
\[ = 4(-6x^2) + 4(8x) + 4(21) - 2x(-6x^2) - 2x(8x) - 2x(21) \]
This expands to: \[ = -24x^2 + 32x + 84 + 12x^3 - 16x^2 - 42x \]
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Now, combine the like terms: \[ 12x^3 + (-24x^2 - 16x^2) + (32x - 42x) + 84 \] \[ = 12x^3 - 40x^2 - 10x + 84 \]
The fully simplified expression is: \[ 12x^3 - 40x^2 - 10x + 84 \]
There seems to be no option that matches directly to our final answer, but let's verify:
- None of the responses provided:
- \(-x^3 + 5x^2 - 6x + 3\)
- \(-6x^2 + 10x + 21\)
- \(-x^2 - 2x + 12\)
- \(-x^2 + 2x - 8\)
...matches the calculated result of \(12x^3 - 40x^2 - 10x + 84\).
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