The value of x is a number :)
I'm assuming this is x^2 + 3x - 4 and x(x^2 + 3x - 2)
1.) First distribute x(x^2 + 3x - 2) to get x^3 + 3x^2 - 2x.
2.) Because you are subtracting all the terms from x^3 + 3x^2 - 2x, it's the same thing as distributing -1 to x^2 + 3x - 4 and then adding it to x^3 + 3x^2 - 2x.
3.) -1(x^2 + 3x - 4) = -x^2 - 3x + 4
4.) Add (x^3 + 3x^2 - 2x) + (-x^2 - 3x + 4)
5.) x^3 + 2x^2 - 5x + 4 is your final answer.
Yes -1 is a rational number. We can express it as a fraction of two whole numbers
One way is -1 = -1/1
