How to perform operation on Arraylist?

Perform the indicated operation?

• Perform the indicated operation:the ^ means to the power. Please explain how you did each step. 10 points for the best answer. b) Multiply (p+2) (p^4-2p^3+3

• Answer:

  First multiply p times the second polynomial. p(p^4 - 2p^3 + 3) = p^5 - 2p^4 + 3p then multiply 2 times the second polynomial. 2(p^4 - 2p^3 + 3) = 2p^4 - 4p^3 + 6 Now add these two together. (p^5 - 2p^4 + 3p) + (2p^4 - 4p^3 + 6) = p^5 - 4p^3 + 3p + 6