How do you simplify the product # (3s - 4)(s - 5) # and write it in standard form?
1 Answer
Aug 15, 2016
Explanation:
In simplifying this product we must ensure that each term in the 2nd bracket is multiplied by each term in the 1st bracket.
We can do this as follows.
#(color(red)(3s-4))(s-5)=color(red)(3s)(s-5)color(red)(-4)(s-5)# multiply out the brackets.
#=3s^2-15s-4s+20=3s^2-19s+20# which is in standard form.
