Simplify (2x+1)(3x+4)

$(2 x + 1) (3 x + 4)$

Step 1

Expand $(2 x + 1) (3 x + 4)$ using the FOIL Method.

Apply the distributive property.

$2 x (3 x + 4) + 1 (3 x + 4)$

Apply the distributive property.

$2 x (3 x) + 2 x \cdot 4 + 1 (3 x + 4)$

Apply the distributive property.

$2 x (3 x) + 2 x \cdot 4 + 1 (3 x) + 1 \cdot 4$

Step 2

Simplify and combine like terms.

Simplify each term.

Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.

$2 \cdot 3 x \cdot x + 2 x \cdot 4 + 1 (3 x) + 1 \cdot 4$

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

Move $x$ .

$2 \cdot 3 (x \cdot x) + 2 x \cdot 4 + 1 (3 x) + 1 \cdot 4$

Multiply $x$ by $x$ .

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

Multiply $2$ by $3$ .

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

Multiply $4$ by $2$ .

$6 x^{2} + 8 x + 1 (3 x) + 1 \cdot 4$

Multiply $3 x$ by $1$ .

$6 x^{2} + 8 x + 3 x + 1 \cdot 4$

Multiply $4$ by $1$ .

$6 x^{2} + 8 x + 3 x + 4$

Add $8 x$ and $3 x$ .

$6 x^{2} + 11 x + 4$