Find the product
-$(2 x+3)(x-8)$

A) $x^{2}-24 x-13$
B) $x^{2}-13 x-14$
C) $2 x^{2}-13 x-24$
D) $2 x^{2}-14 x-24$

Question

Find the product
-$(2 x+3)(x-8)$

A) $x^{2}-24 x-13$
B) $x^{2}-13 x-14$
C) $2 x^{2}-13 x-24$
D) $2 x^{2}-14 x-24$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To find the product of $(2x+3)(x-8)$, we distribute each term in the first polynomial across each term in the second polynomial: $2x \cdot x + 2x \cdot (-8) + 3 \cdot x + 3 \cdot (-8)$. This simplifies to $2x^2 - 16x + 3x - 24$, which further simplifies to $2x^2 - 13x - 24$.

Find the Product - (2x+3)(x−8)(2 x+3)(x-8)(2x+3)(x−8) A) x2−24x−13x^{2}-24 x-13x2−24x−13 B) x2−13x−14x^{2}-13 x-14x2−13x−14 C) 2x2−13x−242 x^{2}-13 x-242x2−13x−24

Find the Product
- $(2 x+3)(x-8)$ A) $x^{2}-24 x-13$ B) $x^{2}-13 x-14$ C) $2 x^{2}-13 x-24$