Multiplying polynomials in Mathematica

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I have two polynomials

(1+x+x^2+x^3) and (1+x+x^2+x^3+x^4), I'm trying to figure out how to compute the product in Mathematica, but it's not working.

Any help is appreciated, thanks.
 
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Expand[(1+x+x^2+x^3)*(1+x+x^2+x^3+x^4)]