What is the right answer ? Algebra Expressions, Equations, and Functions Variable Expressions 1 Answer Tom M. Mar 3, 2018 4x^2-7x+164x2−7x+16 Explanation: Let's expand the quadratic. color(red)((x+4)^2)color(blue)(+3x(x-5))=color(red)(x^2+8x+16)color(blue)(+3x^2-15x)(x+4)2+3x(x−5)=x2+8x+16+3x2−15x Add like terms color(green)(x^2)+color(purple)(8x)+16+color(green)(3x^2)color(purple)(-15x)=color(green)(4x^2)color(purple)(-7x)+16x2+8x+16+3x2−15x=4x2−7x+16 =E=E 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+43x−x+4? How do you write a quotient of a number and 6 as an expression? How do you evaluate the expression 2x+12x+1 for x=1x=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 1625 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License