Question

Which of the following is equal to (x + 2)(x + 5)?

(A) x2 + 7x + 10
(B) x2 - 4x - 9
(C) x2 + 7x - 10
(D) x2 + 3x - 10
(E) x2 - 7x + 12​

Answer 1

Answer A

Explanation:

Answer 2

A

Explanation:

We can use the distributive property to break this into the following:

x(x+5) + 2(x+5).

When we expand, we get x^2+5x+2x+10 which is x^2 + 7x + 10, or A.