2. Expand and simplify the following product, using the distributive property:

(𝑥 − 3)(𝑥 + 2).

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Applying the distributive property, we get:

𝑥(𝑥 + 2) - 3(𝑥 + 2)

Expanding each term, we get:

𝑥² + 2𝑥 - 3𝑥 - 6

Combining like terms, we get:

𝑥² - 𝑥 - 6