Question

3x^2 - 4x - 5x^2 + 8x simplify it please

Answer 1

$3x^2 - 4x - 5x^2 + 8x$

• Set up

$-2x^2 + 4x$

• Combine like terms

$2x(-x + 2)$

• Take out a common factor

$2x(2 - x)$

• Rearrange to remove a starting negative coefficient inside the parentheses

The simplification is $\boxed{2x(2 - x)}$.