Answer:
-3 is the coefficient of x here
Explanation:
The first thing to do here is to open the brackets.
(x-5)(x + 2) = x(x + 2)-5(x + 2)
x^2 + 2x -5x -10
x^2 -3x -10
When we say the coefficient of x, we mean the value by which x only is multiplied by in the equation. That would be -3
This must not be confused with the coefficient of x^2 which is entirely different from the coefficient of x