Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
$$ \begin{aligned}2n^2-n\cdot4n^2-4n+1& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}2n^2-4n^3-4n+1 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}-4n^3+2n^2-4n+1\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | $$ n \cdot 4 n^2 = 4 n^{1 + 2} = 4 n^3 $$ |
② | Combine like terms: $$ -4n^3+2n^2-4n+1 = -4n^3+2n^2-4n+1 $$ |