How do you simplify (8a+1)(2a−3)−(4a−5)2? Algebra Polynomials and Factoring Factorization of Quadratic Expressions 1 Answer Dean R. Apr 23, 2018 I use FOIL: (8a+1)(2a−3)−(4a−5)2=16a2−24a+2a−3−(16a2−40a+25)=18a−28 Answer link Related questions How do you factor trinomials? What is factorization of quadratic expressions? How do you factor quadratic equations with a coefficient? What are some examples of factoring quadratic expressions? How do you check that you factored a quadratic correctly? How do you factor x2+16x+48? How do you factor x2−9x+20? Question #3fdac How do you factor 8+z6? There is no GCF to be factor out, so is there another method to complete this? How do you factor 2t2+7t+3? See all questions in Factorization of Quadratic Expressions Impact of this question 1362 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License