Simplify (x+5)(x-5)

$(x + 5) (x - 5)$

Step 1

Expand $(x + 5) (x - 5)$ using the FOIL Method.

Apply the distributive property.

$x (x - 5) + 5 (x - 5)$

Apply the distributive property.

$x \cdot x + x \cdot - 5 + 5 (x - 5)$

Apply the distributive property.

$x \cdot x + x \cdot - 5 + 5 x + 5 \cdot - 5$

Step 2

Simplify terms.

Combine the opposite terms in $x \cdot x + x \cdot - 5 + 5 x + 5 \cdot - 5$ .

Reorder the factors in the terms $x \cdot - 5$ and $5 x$ .

$x \cdot x - 5 x + 5 x + 5 \cdot - 5$

Add $- 5 x$ and $5 x$ .

$x \cdot x + 0 + 5 \cdot - 5$

Add $x \cdot x$ and $0$ .

$x \cdot x + 5 \cdot - 5$

Simplify each term.

Multiply $x$ by $x$ .

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

Multiply $5$ by $- 5$ .

$x^{2} - 25$