Simplify -4(x^2-5x+2)-7

$- 4 (x^{2} - 5 x + 2) - 7$

Simplify each term.

Apply the distributive property.

$- 4 x^{2} - 4 (- 5 x) - 4 \cdot 2 - 7$

Simplify.

Multiply $- 5$ by $- 4$ .

$- 4 x^{2} + 20 x - 4 \cdot 2 - 7$

Multiply $- 4$ by $2$ .

$- 4 x^{2} + 20 x - 8 - 7$

$- 4 x^{2} + 20 x - 8 - 7$

$- 4 x^{2} + 20 x - 8 - 7$

Subtract $7$ from $- 8$ .

$- 4 x^{2} + 20 x - 15$

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