Question

Simplify the expression
$(x + 7)( x - 2)$
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Answer 1

. The answer is x^2 + 5x-14

Answer 2

Answer:

x²+5x-14

Step-by-step explanation:

For this equation, you want to use FOIL (multiply first terms, then outside terms, then inside terms, then last terms) to expand the brackets.

This gives x×x+x×-2+x×7+7×-2, which simplifies to x²-2x+7x-14, and further to x²+5x-14.

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