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What is (x - 8) (x - 3) (x + 9)?

A.x^2-2x-59
B.x^2-2x-59
C.2x^2-2x-59
D.2x^2+2x-59

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Answer:

We can use the distributive property of multiplication to expand the given expression as follows:

(x - 8) (x - 3) (x + 9) = (x - 8) (x^2 + 6x - 27) [Using (a - b)(a + b) = a^2 - b^2]

= x(x^2 + 6x - 27) - 8(x^2 + 6x - 27) [Using distributive property]

= x^3 + 6x^2 - 27x - 8x^2 - 48x + 216 [Using distributive property]

= x^3 - 2x^2 - 75x + 216

Therefore, the answer is (B) x^2-2x-59

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