Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
$$ \begin{aligned}(2x-9)(x+6)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}2x^2+12x-9x-54 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}2x^2+3x-54\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{2x-9}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( x+6\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{2x-9}\right) \cdot \left( x+6\right) = 2x^2+12x-9x-54 $$ |
② | Combine like terms: $$ 2x^2+ \color{blue}{12x} \color{blue}{-9x} -54 = 2x^2+ \color{blue}{3x} -54 $$ |