To start, we need to distribute
multiply 2x by everything in the parenthesis
2x (5 + 3x) - x
2x × 5 = 10x
2x × 3x = 6x²
now we have...
10x + 6x² - x
simplify
6x² + 9x
the coefficient of x is 9!
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