Expand the expression to a polynomial in standard form:
(x + 4)(x2 + 2x +1)
Options
A
x3 + 6x2 + 9x - 4
B
x3 + 6x2 + 9x + 4
C
x3 + 6x2 + 9x + 8
D
x3 + 6x2 + 8x + 4
Answer & Analysis
Answer
B
Analysis
To expand the expression (x + 4)(x2 + 2x +1), we can use the distributive property and multiply each term of the first expression by each term of the second expression: