Simplify x(x-5)

$x (x - 5)$

Step 1

Apply the distributive property.

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

Step 2

Simplify the expression.

Multiply $x$ by $x$ .

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

Move $- 5$ to the left of $x$ .

$x^{2} - 5 x$

$x^{2} - 5 x$

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