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Choose the expansion of ( (x+7)(x-2) ).

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Correct answer: (x^2+5x-14)

The direct answer is option C: \(x^2+5x-14\). Expand by multiplying every term in the first bracket by every term in the second: \(x\cdot x=x^2\), \(x\cdot(-2)=-2x\), \(7\cdot x=7x\), and \(7\cdot(-2)=-14\). Combining like terms gives \(x^2-2x+7x-14=x^2+5x-14\). Option A has \(9x\), which would require the middle terms to add to 9, but they add to 5. Option B has \(-5x\), so the sign of the combined middle terms is wrong. Option C has the correct middle coefficient and negative constant. Option D has the wrong sign for the constant, because a positive 7 times a negative 2 is negative. Memory cue: use FOIL and remember the last product keeps the signs of both numbers.

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