Write a simplified polynomial expression in standard form to represent the area of the rectangle below.

A picture of a rectangle is shown with one side labeled as 2 x minus 4 and another side labeled as x plus 5

2x2 + 6x − 20

2x2 − 4x − 20

2x2 + 6x + 20

2x2 + 10x + 20

Question

Write a simplified polynomial expression in standard form to represent the area of the rectangle below.

A picture of a rectangle is shown with one side labeled as 2 x minus 4 and another side labeled as x plus 5

 2x2 + 6x − 20

 2x2 − 4x − 20

 2x2 + 6x + 20

 2x2 + 10x + 20

triciaal · Answer

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use the distributive property to multiply
then group like terms and simplify