How do you simplify $(x+2)(x+3)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-10-01T00:09:43

$x^2 + 5x + 6$

$(x +2)(x+3)$
Use the distributive property
$=(x)(x)+(x)(3)+(2)(x)+(2)(3)$
$= x^2 + 3x + 2x + 6$
$=x^2 + 5x + 6$

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