Basic Math Examples

Simplify -2(3k-5)(5-3k)
Step 1
Simplify by multiplying through.
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Step 1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.2
Multiply.
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Step 1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 2
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3
Simplify and combine like terms.
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Step 3.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.1.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 3.1.3.1
Move .
Step 3.1.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 3.2
Subtract from .
Step 4
Reorder and .