We need to express this as a polynomial.
This is already expressed as a polynomial, but in a factorized form. We can express it in standard form by applying the distributive property:
[tex]\begin{gathered} (2x+6)(4x-7) \\ 2x\cdot4x+2x\cdot(-7)+6\cdot4x+6\cdot(-7) \\ 8x^2-14x+24x-42 \\ 8x^2+10x-42 \end{gathered}[/tex]
Answer: 8x² + 10x - 42
