Question

(x – 5)2

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot]

This expression represents the result of squaring the quantity of (x-5). To simplify, we can expand the expression using the FOIL method:

(x-5)(x-5)

= x(x-5)-5(x-5)

= x^2 - 5x - 5x + 25

= x^2 - 10x + 25

Therefore, (x-5)2 = x^2 - 10x + 25.