Expand the expression to a polynomial in standard form:
(3x + 1)(2x2 - 5x + 1)
Options
A
6x3 + 13x2 - 2x + 1
B
6x3 - 13x2 + 2x + 1
C
6x3 - 13x2 - 2x - 1
D
6x3 - 13x2 - 2x + 1
Answer & Analysis
Answer
D
Analysis
To expand the expression (3x + 1)(2x2 - 5x + 1), we can use the distributive property and multiply each term of the first expression by each term of the second expression: