Asked by Ebaybu

An expression is shown.
(-29 - 10x^2 + 12x) + 3x(5x - 4)
Rewrite an equivalent expression with the fewest terms possible.

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Answered by GPT-4o mini
To rewrite the expression \((-29 - 10x^2 + 12x) + 3x(5x - 4)\) with the fewest terms possible, we will first distribute the \(3x\) in the second part of the expression and then combine like terms.

1. **Distribute \(3x\) to \(5x - 4\):**

\[
3x(5x - 4) = 15x^2 - 12x
\]

2. **Substitute this back into the original expression:**

\[
(-29 - 10x^2 + 12x) + (15x^2 - 12x)
\]

3. **Combine like terms:**

- For \(x^2\) terms: \(-10x^2 + 15x^2 = 5x^2\)
- For \(x\) terms: \(12x - 12x = 0\)
- The constant term remains: \(-29\)

4. **Write the final result:**

The equivalent expression with the fewest terms possible is:

\[
5x^2 - 29
\]

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