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

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

Step 1

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

Apply the distributive property.

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

Apply the distributive property.

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

Apply the distributive property.

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

Step 2

Simplify and combine like terms.

Simplify each term.

Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.

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

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

Move $x$ .

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

Multiply $x$ by $x$ .

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

Multiply $2$ by $3$ .

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

Multiply $- 2$ by $2$ .

$6 x^{2} - 4 x + 1 (3 x) + 1 \cdot - 2$

Multiply $3 x$ by $1$ .

$6 x^{2} - 4 x + 3 x + 1 \cdot - 2$

Multiply $- 2$ by $1$ .

$6 x^{2} - 4 x + 3 x - 2$

Add $- 4 x$ and $3 x$ .

$6 x^{2} - x - 2$