Question

How do you combine like terms in `5m ( m + 5) - 2+ 4( m - 6)`?

Answer 1

The answer is `5m^2 + 29m - 26`.

Explanation:

First, you must distribute the `5m` and the `4`. Then you can combine the like terms.

`5m(m + 5) - 2 + 4(m - 6)`
`5m^2 + 25m - 2 + 4m - 24`
`5m^2 + 25m + 4m - 2 - 24`
`5m^2 + 29m - 26`