How do you simplify (x-8)(x+5)?

Anabelle Schneider

Anabelle Schneider

Answered question

2022-02-10

How do you simplify (x-8)(x+5)?

Answer & Explanation

Darien Myers

Darien Myers

Beginner2022-02-11Added 12 answers

Explanation:
To multiply these two terms you multiply each individual term in the left parenthesis by each individual term in the right parenthesis.
(x-8)(x+5) becomes:
(x×x)+(x×5)(8×x)(8×5)
x2+5x8x40
We can now combine like terms:
x2+(58)x40
x2+(3)x40
x23x40

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