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Ch. 2 - Functions and Graphs
Blitzer - College Algebra 8th Edition
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Chapter 3, Problem 134

Simplify: 2(x+h)2+3(x+h)+5(2x2+3x+5)2(x + h)^2 + 3(x + h) + 5 - (2x^2 + 3x + 5).

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Start by expanding the squared term in the expression: expand \$2(x+h)^2\( using the formula for a binomial square, which is \)(a+b)^2 = a^2 + 2ab + b^2\(. So, write \)2(x+h)^2\( as \)2(x^2 + 2xh + h^2)$.
Distribute the 2 across each term inside the parentheses: \(2 \times x^2\), \(2 \times 2xh\), and \(2 \times h^2\), resulting in \$2x^2 + 4xh + 2h^2$.
Next, distribute the 3 across the terms in \$3(x+h)\(: \(3 \times x\) and \(3 \times h\), which gives \)3x + 3h$.
Rewrite the entire expression by substituting the expanded parts and then combine like terms: \$2x^2 + 4xh + 2h^2 + 3x + 3h + 5 - (2x^2 + 3x + 5)$.
Finally, remove the parentheses in the subtraction by distributing the negative sign and combine like terms carefully: subtract \$2x^2\(, \)3x$, and \(5\) from the corresponding terms, then simplify the resulting expression.

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