Basically, don't listen to the other guy, he is making up random stuff, report him. You can solve this just by multiplying by FOIL Firsts Outsides Insides Lasts The firsts of (<u>x</u>+3)(<u>x</u>+2) are x and x, so x*x = x^2 The outsides of (<u>x</u>+3)(x+<u>2</u>) are x and 2, so x*2 = 2x The insides of (x+<u>3</u>)(<u>x</u>+2) are 3 and x, so 3*x = 3x The lasts of (<u />x+<u>3</u>)(x+<u>2</u>) are 3 and 2, so 3*2 = 6 Add of of that together, x^2 + 2x + 3x + 6 So the answer is: x^2 + 5x + 6