How do you multiply $(x - 2) (2 x + 1)$ $(x-2) (2x+1)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-04-06T21:54:08

Using the distributive property with FOIL:
$(x - 2) (2 x + 1)$ $(x−2)(2x+1)$
$2 x^{2} + x - 4 x - 2$ $2x^2+x−4x−2$
$2 x^{2} - 3 x - 2$ $2x^2−3x−2$

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