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Expand (x + 2)^4: animated lesson

A narrated, step-by-step expanding and factoring video lesson with captions. Final answer: x^4 + 8x^3 + 24x^2 + 32x + 16.

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Video narrated by a synthetic voice (Piper TTS, en_US-ljspeech-high voice (LJ Speech dataset, public domain)); the steps come from our maths engine and the answer was checked independently. Download MP4 (0.4 MB) · Captions (WebVTT)

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1. The problem
Worked example
${\left( x+2\right)}^{4}$
2. Step by step
1. ${\left( x+2\right)}^{4}$
  Distribute every product and power
2. $x^{4} + 8x^{3} + 24x^{2} + 32x + 16$
  Combine like terms and order by degree
3. Read off the key features
3. The answer
$x^{4} + 8x^{3} + 24x^{2} + 32x + 16$
(x + 2)^4 = x^4 + 8x^3 + 24x^2 + 32x + 16
4. Check
- Spot check at x = 2: original and expanded form both give 256.

Transcript

The problem. Here is the problem: (x plus 2) to the power 4. Expand and simplify the polynomial into standard form.

Step by step. Distribute every product and power. Multiply each term of one factor by each term of the other; expand powers by repeated multiplication. Combine like terms and order by degree. Read off the key features. degree 4, leading coefficient 1, constant term 16.

The answer. So the answer is x to the power 4 plus 8x cubed plus 24x squared plus 32x plus 16. In standard form the polynomial is x to the power 4 plus 8x cubed plus 24x squared plus 32x plus 16 (degree 4, leading coefficient 1, constant term 16).

Check. Spot check at x equals 2: original and expanded form both give 256.

About expanding and factoring

Expand products of brackets and factor polynomials completely.

Expand (x + 2)^4: Animated Step-by-Step Lesson (High school)