Precalculus (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32197-907-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-907-0

Appendix A - Review - A.3 Polynomials - A.3 Assess Your Understanding - Page A29: 7

Answer

False.

Work Step by Step

Use FOIL on the RHS: $(3x-2)(x^{2}+2)=3x^{3}+6x-2x^{2}-4$ This does not equal the LHS of the given statement (The terms $4$ and $6x$ have wrong signs)
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