How do you simplify 15x2+1[4(x26)+5]?

2 Answers
Apr 23, 2018

11x2+20

Explanation:

15x2+1[4(x26)+5]

15x2+1[4x224+5]

15x2+14x2+245]

11x2+20

Apr 23, 2018

11x220

Explanation:

We go through the inner parenthesis to the outer ones:
4(x26)=4x224
4x224+5=4x219 15x2+1(4x219)=15x2+14x2+19
=11x220