To expand the brackets, each term in the first bracket must be multiplied by each term in the second bracket and then simplified:
(x-8) (x-7) = (x × x) - (7 × x) - (8 × x) + (8×7)
= x² - 7x - 8x + 56
= x² - 15x + 56
Answer: x^2-15x+56
Step-by-step explanation:
1-Distribute
x(x-7)-8(x-7)
2-Distribute
x^2-7x-8(x-7)
3-Distribute
x^2-7x-8x+56
4-Combine like terms
x^2-15x+56
