Express the product of [tex]\left(\frac{1}{4}x - 6\right)[/tex] and [tex]\left(\frac{4}{3}x - \frac{5}{4}\right)[/tex] as a trinomial.



Answer :

To find the product of the binomials [tex]\(\left(\frac{1}{4} x - 6 \right)\)[/tex] and [tex]\(\left(\frac{4}{3} x - \frac{5}{4}\right)\)[/tex], we will use the distributive property to expand the expression.

Given:
[tex]\[ \left(\frac{1}{4} x - 6\right) \left(\frac{4}{3} x - \frac{5}{4}\right) \][/tex]

We need to multiply each term in the first binomial by each term in the second binomial:

[tex]\[ \left(\frac{1}{4} x\right) \left(\frac{4}{3} x\right) + \left(\frac{1}{4} x\right) \left(-\frac{5}{4}\right) + \left(-6 \right) \left(\frac{4}{3} x\right) + \left(-6 \right) \left(-\frac{5}{4}\right) \][/tex]

Step-by-step, we calculate each product:

1. [tex]\(\left(\frac{1}{4} x\right) \left(\frac{4}{3} x\right)\)[/tex]:

[tex]\[ \frac{1}{4} \cdot \frac{4}{3} = \frac{1 \cdot 4}{4 \cdot 3} = \frac{4}{12} = \frac{1}{3} \][/tex]
[tex]\[ \Rightarrow \left( \frac{1}{3} x^2 \right) \][/tex]

2. [tex]\(\left(\frac{1}{4} x\right) \left(-\frac{5}{4}\right)\)[/tex]:

[tex]\[ \frac{1}{4} \cdot -\frac{5}{4} = \frac{1 \cdot -5}{4 \cdot 4} = -\frac{5}{16} \][/tex]
[tex]\[ \Rightarrow \left( -\frac{5}{16} x \right) \][/tex]

3. [tex]\(\left(-6\right) \left(\frac{4}{3} x\right)\)[/tex]:

[tex]\[ -6 \cdot \frac{4}{3} = \frac{-6 \cdot 4}{3} = \frac{-24}{3} = -8 \][/tex]
[tex]\[ \Rightarrow \left( -8 x \right) \][/tex]

4. [tex]\(\left(-6\right) \left(-\frac{5}{4}\right)\)[/tex]:

[tex]\[ -6 \cdot -\frac{5}{4} = \frac{-6 \cdot -5}{4} = \frac{30}{4} = 7.5 \][/tex]
[tex]\[ \Rightarrow \left( 7.5 \right) \][/tex]

Now, we combine all these terms:

[tex]\[ \left(\frac{1}{4} x - 6\right) \left(\frac{4}{3} x - \frac{5}{4}\right) = \frac{1}{3} x^2 - \left(\frac{5}{16} x + 8 x\right) + 7.5 \][/tex]

We can simplify the [tex]\( x \)[/tex] terms:

[tex]\[ -\frac{5}{16} x - 8 x = -\frac{5}{16} x - \frac{128}{16} x = -\frac{133}{16} x = -8.3125 x \][/tex]

Therefore, the product can be expressed as:

[tex]\[ \left(\frac{1}{4} x - 6\right) \left(\frac{4}{3} x - \frac{5}{4}\right) = \frac{1}{3} x^2 - 8.3125 x + 7.5 \][/tex]

Thus, the final tritional form of the product is:

[tex]\[ \boxed{\frac{1}{3} x^2 - 8.3125 x + 7.5} \][/tex]