Algebra-1

To expand the expression (x - 2)(x - 5), we can use the distributive property and multiply each term of the first expression by each term of the second expression:

(x - 2)(x - 5) = x * (x - 5) - 2 * (x - 5)

Expanding further:

= x² - 5x - 2x + 10

Combining like terms:

= x