personally id say c cuz the one on the right makes it have no trend, and also because if it was a negative trend there should only have been one answer on it really.
Combining the like terms, the simplified polynomials are given as follows:
a) 4x² - 14x + 17
b) -5x² - 20x + 8
<h3>How are polynomials simplified?</h3>
Polynomials are simplified combining the like terms, that is, adding these numbers with the same variable.
Item a:
4(x - 2)(x + 1) - 5(2x - 5)
Applying the distributive property:
4(x² - x - 2) - 10x + 25
4x² - 4x - 8 - 10x + 25
Combining the like terms:
4x² - 4x - 10x - 8 + 25
4x² - 14x + 17
Item b:
-5(x + 2)² + 28
-5(x² + 4x + 4) + 28
-5x² - 20x - 20 + 28
-5x² - 20x + 8
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We need to solve for x. Let's try problem b:

Let us first combine line terms. 3x and -x as well as 1 and -7 can be combined. Let's do that:

Since this is true, your answer would be:
All real numbers
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Let's solve for problem c:

Let's isolate x, so subtract 1 from both sides:

Since x can't have a coefficient, divide both sides by 3:


So, only the value of 14 would make this equation true.
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Let's try problem d:

Let's get our whole numbers on the right side. Add 1 to both sides:

Subtract 4x from the right side on both sides:

Since this is not true, your answer would be:
No solution
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