Answer:
[tex]x^4 + 4x^3 + 6x^2 + 7x + 2[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
We are asked to multiply the given polynomials.
[tex](x^ 2 + 3x + 1) \times (x^2 + x + 2)[/tex]
Multiply each term of the first polynomial to each term of the second polynomial.
[tex]x^ 2 \times (x^2 + x + 2) = x^4 + x^3 + 2x^2[/tex]
[tex]3x \times (x^2 + x + 2) = 3x^3 + 3x^2 + 6x[/tex]
[tex]1 \times (x^2 + x + 2) = x^2 + x + 2[/tex]
Add the results
[tex](x^4 + x^3 + 2x^2) + (3x^3 + 3x^2 + 6x) + ( x^2 + x + 2)[/tex]
Combine the like terms
[tex]x^4 + 4x^3 + 6x^2 + 7x + 2[/tex]
The answer is written in descending powers of x.
