Question

Simplify 7x^2 + 3 - 5(x^2-4)

Answer 1

2x^2 + 23

Explanation:

The third option

Answer 2

2x^2 + 23

Explanation:

For this problem, we will simply combine like terms after using the distributive property:

7x^2 + 3 - 5(x^2 - 4)

= 7x^2 + 3 - 5x^2 + 20

= 7x^2 - 5x^2 + 3 + 20

= 2x^2 + 23

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