Simplify 7x-(25x^2+12x)

$7 x - (25 x^{2} + 12 x)$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

Apply the distributive property.

$7 x - (25 x^{2}) - (12 x)$

Multiply $25$ by $- 1$ .

$7 x - 25 x^{2} - (12 x)$

Multiply $12$ by $- 1$ .

$7 x - 25 x^{2} - 12 x$

$7 x - 25 x^{2} - 12 x$

Step 2

Subtract $12 x$ from $7 x$ .

$- 25 x^{2} - 5 x$

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