(score for question 1: ___ of 5 points)
what is the product of 1/2x-1/4 and 5x^2-2x+6? write your answer in standard form.

(a) show your work.

(score for question 2: ___ of 5 points)
what is the product of -2x^3+x-5 and x^3-3x-4?

(a) show your work.

(b) is the product of -2x^3+x-5 and x^3-3x-4 equal to the product of x^3-3x-4 and -2x^3+x-5? explain your answer.




(score for question 3: ___ of 5 points)
write an equation in which the quadratic expression 2x^2-2x-12 equals 0. show the expression in factored form and explain what your solutions mean for the equation. show your work.