To rewrite the expression \((2x + 1)(x - 4)\) such that all terms are expressed with positive signs, we will break it down through the distributive property and rearrange the final expression.
Starting with:
\[
(2x + 1)(x - 4)
\]
We will use the distributive property (FOIL method):
-
First:
\[
2x \cdot x = 2x^2
\]
-
Outer:
\[
2x \cdot (-4) = -8x
\]
-
Inner:
\[
1 \cdot x = 1x = x
\]
-
Last:
\[
1 \cdot (-4) = -4
\]
Combining these results, we have:
\[
2x^2 - 8x + x - 4
\]
Now, combine like terms \(-8x + x\):
\[
2x^2 - 7x - 4
\]
To express this result in a form where all constants and coefficients are presented with addition, we can rewrite the negative terms as follows:
\[
2x^2 + (-7x) + (-4)
\]
This expression can be rewritten as:
\[
2x^2 + (-7)x + (-4)
\]
Thus, if we want to keep the expression with positive signs while indicating the negatives explicitly, we can say the final product can be represented as:
\[
\boxed{2x^2 + (-7x) + (-4)}
\]
However, if your intention is to have strictly positive coefficients (which would change the expression itself), we cannot simply convert negative coefficients to positive without altering the expression.
If you are looking for a positive form without changing the meaning, you might want to clarify further, as the polynomial inherently contains those negatives based on multiplication.