Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
$$ \begin{aligned}(5x-2i)(-4x)^3& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}(5x-2i)\cdot-64x^3 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}-320x^4+128ix^3 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}128ix^3-320x^4\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | $$ \left( -4x \right)^3 = (-4)^3x^3 = -64x^3 $$ |
② | $$ \left( \color{blue}{5x-2i}\right) \cdot -64x^3 = -320x^4+128ix^3 $$ |
③ | Combine like terms: $$ 128ix^3-320x^4 = 128ix^3-320x^4 $$ |