How do you simplify 4x(x-2) -5x(x-1)=2? Algebra Quadratic Equations and Functions Comparing Methods for Solving Quadratics 1 Answer Veddesh phi Jan 24, 2016 x=-1,-2 Explanation: 4x(x-2)-5x(x-1) rarr(4x^2-8x)-(5x^2-5x) Use the distributive property rarr(4x^2-8x)+(5x^2+5x) change the signs rarr-1x^2-3x=2 rarr-1x^2-3x-2=0 Now this is a quadratic equation So,use the quadratic formula to get the answer Answer link Related questions What are the different methods for solving quadratic equations? What would be the best method to solve -3x^2+12x+1=0? How do you solve -4x^2+4x=9? What are the two numbers if the product of two consecutive integers is 72? Which method do you use to solve the quadratic equation 81x^2+1=0? How do you solve -4x^2+4000x=0? How do you solve for x in x^2-6x+4=0? How do you solve x^2-6x-16=0 by factoring? How do you solve by factoring and using the principle of zero products x^2 + 7x + 6 = 0? How do you solve x^2=2x? See all questions in Comparing Methods for Solving Quadratics Impact of this question 1973 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License