Question

What is the product?

negative 9 x (5 minus 2x)

Answer 1

Either
`-45x+18x^(2)` or
`-45+18x` depending on whether or not I've interpreted the written expression correctly.

Step-by-step explanation:

I'm not 100% sure what your question is asking however I can interpret it in two ways.

1)
`-9x(5-2x)`

OR

2)
`-9*(5-2x)`

Since there's an unknown variable, the closest thing we can get to an answer is a simplified expression. We can do this by distributing the number outside of the parenthesis (either -9 or -9x depending on which expression you're doing).

1) To solve for the first expression, you distribute -9x to the numbers inside of the parenthesis. So, -9x multiplied by 5 is -45x and -9x multiplied by -2x is 18x². In this case, the simplified expression would be
`-45x+18x^(2)`.

2) To solve for the second expression, you distribute -9 to the numbers inside of the parenthesis. So, -9 multiplied by 5 is -45 and -9 multiplifed by -2x is 18x. In this case, the simplified expression would be
`-45+18x`.