multiply the polynomials (2r-5)(r+4)
what would the answer be? make sure to include r^2 + r +

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use FOIL:

(2r − 5)(r + 4)
= 2r·r + 2r·4 − 5·r − 5·4
= 2r^2 + 8r − 5r − 20
= 2r^2 + 3r − 20

So the product is 2r^2 + 3r − 20 (which includes the r^2 and r terms).