How do you simplify (2x−3)2+(x−5)(x+5)−(x+4)? Algebra Expressions, Equations, and Functions Variable Expressions 1 Answer Mark D. Apr 15, 2018 =5x2−13x−20 Explanation: (2x−3)2=(2x−3)(2x−3) ⇒ 4x2−6x−6x+9 ⇒ 4x2−12x+9 (x−5)(x+5)=x2+5x−5x−25 ⇒ =x2−25 So if we put these altogether [4x2−12x+9]+[x2−25]−(x+4) =4x2−12x+9+x2−25−x−4 =5x2−13x−20 Answer link Related questions How do you write the variable expression for: a quotient of 2 and the sum of a number and 3 ? What are variables? What are variable expressions? How do you write variable expressions? How do you evaluate variable expressions? How do you simplify the expression 3x−x+4? How do you write a quotient of a number and 6 as an expression? How do you evaluate the expression 2x+1 for x=1? How do you write a product of a number and 2 as an expression? How do you write 5 less than 2 times a number as a variable expression? See all questions in Variable Expressions Impact of this question 1426 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License