Question: What is the expanded form of (x - 2)(x + 5)?
Options:
Correct Answer: x^2 + 3x - 10
Solution:
Expanding using the distributive property: (x)(x) + (x)(5) + (-2)(x) + (-2)(5) = x^2 + 5x - 2x - 10 = x^2 + 3x - 10.