To determine which expression simplifies to the same expression as \(4x^2 - 3x^2 + 5x - 24\), let's first simplify \(4x^2 - 3x^2 + 5x - 24\):
- Combine like terms:
\[
4x^2 - 3x^2 = 1x^2 \quad \text{(or simply } x^2\text{)}
\]
Resulting in:
\[
x^2 + 5x - 24
\]
Next, we can factor \(x^2 + 5x - 24\) to identify an equivalent expression:
To factor \(x^2 + 5x - 24\), we look for two numbers that multiply to \(-24\) and add up to \(5\). The numbers \(8\) and \(-3\) work:
\[
x^2 + 5x - 24 = (x + 8)(x - 3)
\]
Now, let’s check each response option:
-
Option 1: \(2(x - 12)\)
\[
= 2x - 24
\]
- This does not simplify to \(x^2 + 5x - 24\).
-
Option 2: \((x + 8)(x - 3)\)
- We just found that this simplifies to \(x^2 + 5x - 24\).
-
Option 3: \(4x(x - 6)\)
\[
= 4x^2 - 24x
\]
- This does not simplify to \(x^2 + 5x - 24\).
-
Option 4: \((x + 6)(x - 4)\)
\[
= x^2 - 4x + 6x - 24 = x^2 + 2x - 24
\]
- This also does not simplify to \(x^2 + 5x - 24\).
The only option that correctly simplifies to the same expression as \(4x^2 - 3x^2 + 5x - 24\) is Option 2: \((x + 8)(x - 3)\).