Put in simplest form withoiut parenthesis:
(w-2)(w+1)
Is this right
w^2-2+1
you need to combine -2+1
Close, w^2 + w - 2w -2
= w^2 - w - 2
Thank you
To put the expression (w-2)(w+1) in its simplest form without parentheses, you need to apply the distributive property. The distributive property states that when you multiply a number or expression by a sum or difference, you distribute the multiplication to each term inside the parentheses. In this case, you need to distribute the w to both terms inside the parentheses.
Distributing w to (w-2) and (w+1) means multiplying w by each term individually:
(w-2)(w+1) = w(w) + w(1) - 2(w) - 2(1)
This simplifies to:
w^2 + w - 2w - 2
Combining like terms, we get:
w^2 - w - 2
So the correct simplified form of (w-2)(w+1) without parentheses is w^2 - w - 2.