How do you simplify (2x+1)(x-5)?

Seelakant6vr

Seelakant6vr

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2022-02-08

How do you simplify (2x+1)(x-5)?

Answer & Explanation

Finn Lucero

Finn Lucero

Beginner2022-02-09Added 17 answers

Explanation:
There is a method I learned called "FOIL"
F = multiply the first terms
O = multiply the outer terms
I = multiply the inner terms
L = multiply the last terms
and add all these up
If the polynomials were (a + b)(c + d), using "FOIL" would look like this:
"F" + "O" + "I" + "L"
ac + ad + bc + bd
Using (2x+1)(x-5)
(2x)(x)+(2x)(-5)+(1)(x)+(1)(-5)
Simplify
2x210x+x5
2x29x5

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