Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
| $$ \begin{aligned}(2x-4)(x+5)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}2x^2+10x-4x-20 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}2x^2+6x-20\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{2x-4}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( x+5\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{2x-4}\right) \cdot \left( x+5\right) = 2x^2+10x-4x-20 $$ |
| ② | Combine like terms: $$ 2x^2+ \color{blue}{10x} \color{blue}{-4x} -20 = 2x^2+ \color{blue}{6x} -20 $$ |