Question

-9+(x^2+5×-2) simplify this expression

Answer 1

x^2 + 5x - 3

Explanation:

Because a + sign precedes (x^2 + 5x - 2), we can simply drop the parentheses here:

-1 + x^2 + 5x -2

Next, we combine the constant terms -1 and -2, obtaining the final result:

x^2 + 5x - 3