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

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

Step 1

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

Apply the distributive property.

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

Apply the distributive property.

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

Apply the distributive property.

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

Step 2

Simplify and combine like terms.

Simplify each term.

Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.

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

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

Move $x$ .

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

Multiply $x$ by $x$ .

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

Move $- 1$ to the left of $x$ .

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

Rewrite $- 1 x$ as $- x$ .

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

Multiply $2$ by $3$ .

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

Multiply $3$ by $- 1$ .

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

Add $- x$ and $6 x$ .

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