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Expand & simplify (x - 1)(x + 5) ​

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Answer:

x2+4x-5

Explanation:

first distrubte

then combine like terms

User Phyzalis
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Answer:

x^2 + 4x - 5

Explanation:

Multiply each term in x + 5 by x, obtaining x^2 + 5x.

Then multiply each term in x + 5 by -1, obtaining -x - 5

Combining like terms, we get x^2 + 4x - 5

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