How do you simplify $-5[3 -(x+5)2]$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-04-08T17:50:05

I will answer 2 versions of this question

Version 1: in which I assume the $2$ in this expression was meant to be an exponent

$(-5)[3-(x+5)^2]$

Evaluate the inner term first to give
$(-5)[3 - (x^2+10x+25)]$

Simplify by combining the values inside the brace brackets that do not involve the variable $x$
$(-5)[-x^2-10x-22]$

Multiply the terms inside the brace brackets by the term outside the brace brackets
$5x^2 +50x +110$

Version 2: assuming the $2$ in the expression was meant as a multiplier of the sub expression

$(-5)[3-(x+5)*2]$

Evaluate the inner product
$(-5)[3 - (2x+10)]$

Combine the constant terms inside the brace brackets
$(-5)[-2x - 7]$

Multiply the terms inside the brace brackets by the term outside the brace brackets
$10x + 35$

How do you simplify -5[3 -(x+5)2]-5[3 -(x+5)2]?