Simplify (2x+5)(3x-1)

$(2 x + 5) (3 x - 1)$

Step 1

Expand $(2 x + 5) (3 x - 1)$ using the FOIL Method.

Apply the distributive property.

$2 x (3 x - 1) + 5 (3 x - 1)$

Apply the distributive property.

$2 x (3 x) + 2 x \cdot - 1 + 5 (3 x - 1)$

Apply the distributive property.

$2 x (3 x) + 2 x \cdot - 1 + 5 (3 x) + 5 \cdot - 1$

Step 2

Simplify and combine like terms.

Simplify each term.

Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.

$2 \cdot 3 x \cdot x + 2 x \cdot - 1 + 5 (3 x) + 5 \cdot - 1$

Multiply $x$ by $x$ by adding the exponents.

Move $x$ .

$2 \cdot 3 (x \cdot x) + 2 x \cdot - 1 + 5 (3 x) + 5 \cdot - 1$

Multiply $x$ by $x$ .

$2 \cdot 3 x^{2} + 2 x \cdot - 1 + 5 (3 x) + 5 \cdot - 1$

Multiply $2$ by $3$ .

$6 x^{2} + 2 x \cdot - 1 + 5 (3 x) + 5 \cdot - 1$

Multiply $- 1$ by $2$ .

$6 x^{2} - 2 x + 5 (3 x) + 5 \cdot - 1$

Multiply $3$ by $5$ .

$6 x^{2} - 2 x + 15 x + 5 \cdot - 1$

Multiply $5$ by $- 1$ .

$6 x^{2} - 2 x + 15 x - 5$

Add $- 2 x$ and $15 x$ .

$6 x^{2} + 13 x - 5$