Use the distributive property to multiply x2 x 5 x 3Solut

Use the distributive property to multiply:

(x² - x + 5) (x - 3)

Solution

( x² - x + 5)( x - 3) = x( x² - x + 5) - 3( x² - x + 5) = x*x² - x*x +x*5 - 3*x² + 3*x - 3*5 = x³ - x² + 5x - 3x² + 3x - 15 = x³ - 4x² + 8x - 15.