Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
| $$ \begin{aligned}(2x+1)(3x-2)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}6x^2-4x+3x-2 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}6x^2-x-2\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{2x+1}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( 3x-2\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{2x+1}\right) \cdot \left( 3x-2\right) = 6x^2-4x+3x-2 $$ |
| ② | Combine like terms: $$ 6x^2 \color{blue}{-4x} + \color{blue}{3x} -2 = 6x^2 \color{blue}{-x} -2 $$ |