Simplify -3x(x-1)+x(8x+5)

Question

How to simplify -3x(x-1)+x(8x+5)j

Answer 1

-3x(x-1)+x(8x+5)

 

First multiply out the factored terms:

 

-3x² + 3x + 8x² + 5x

 

Now combine like terms:

 

5x² + 8x

 

Now factor out the greatest common factor, which is x in this case:

 

x(5x+8)