How do you write the product as a trinomial (k - 2)(k - 1)?

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Alan P. · George C.
Jul 23, 2015

(k-2)(k-1) = k^2-3k+2

Explanation:

(k-2)(k-1)
color(white)("XXXX")=(k)(k-1) + (-2)(k-1)color(white)("XXXX")using distributive property

color(white)("XXXX")= [k^2 - 1k] + [-2k +2]

color(white)("XXXX")= k^2 -3k +2

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