Apply the Distributive Property to multiply (x - 5)(x - 1) .

Question

x^2 - 6x + 5
x^2 + 6x + 5
x^2 - 5x + 5
x^2 + 5

Answer 1

To apply the Distributive Property, we need to multiply each term in the first set of parentheses by each term in the second set of parentheses:

(x - 5)(x - 1) = x(x) + x(-1) - 5(x) - 5(-1)
= x^2 - x - 5x + 5
= x^2 - 6x + 5

Therefore, the correct answer is:

x^2 - 6x + 5