Simplify -4x^2+2x-5(1+x)

$- 4 x^{2} + 2 x - 5 (1 + x)$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

Apply the distributive property.

$- 4 x^{2} + 2 x - 5 \cdot 1 - 5 x$

Multiply $- 5$ by $1$ .

$- 4 x^{2} + 2 x - 5 - 5 x$

$- 4 x^{2} + 2 x - 5 - 5 x$

Step 2

Subtract $5 x$ from $2 x$ .

$- 4 x^{2} - 3 x - 5$

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