SOLUTION: Simplify: (x+2)(x-1)

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Question 421848: Simplify:
(x+2)(x-1)
Answer by algebrahouse.com(1659) About Me  (Show Source):
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"Simplify:
(x+2)(x-1)"

I assume you mean use the foil method.

(x + 2)(x - 1)
= x(x) + x(-1) + 2(x) + 2(-1) {used foil method}
= x^2 - x + 2x - 2 {multiplied through}
= x^2 + x - 2 {combined like terms}
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