SOLUTION: Use the Distributive property to find each product

SOLUTION: Use the Distributive property to find each product - (x+1)(x-2)

Question 257096: Use the Distributive property to find each product - (x+1)(x-2)
Answer by drk(1908) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Here is the problem:

step 1 - distribute the first x through the second parenthesis to get
x^2 - 2x
step 2 - distribute the (+1) through the second parenthesis to get
x - 2.
combine the like terms from these distributions to get
x^2 -x -2
change all of the signs because of the negative out front to get
-x^2 + x + 2
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