Asked by joj

What is the coefficient of x after simplifying (−x−5)2?

−25
−10
10
25

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
(-x − 5)^2 = (-(x + 5))^2 = (x + 5)^2 = x^2 + 10x + 25, so the coefficient of x is 10.