What is the expansion of ( (x+2)(x+5) )?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: \(x^2+7x+10\)
Using the distributive property, \((x+2)(x+5)=x(x+5)+2(x+5)=x^2+5x+2x+10=x^2+7x+10\). Therefore, option B is correct. In \(x^2+10x+7\), both the middle term and the constant term are incorrect. Exam tip: in \((x+a)(x+b)\), the middle term is \((a+b)x\) and the constant term is \(ab\).
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What is the correct answer to this question?
\(x^2+7x+10\)
Why is this the correct answer?
Using the distributive property, \((x+2)(x+5)=x(x+5)+2(x+5)=x^2+5x+2x+10=x^2+7x+10\). Therefore, option B is correct. In \(x^2+10x+7\), both the middle term and the constant term are incorrect. Exam tip: in \((x+a)(x+b)\), the middle term is \((a+b)x\) and the constant term is \(ab\).
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 9 Mathematics question. Chapter: Exploring Algebraic Identities. Topic: Algebraic identities.
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