What is the first step to simplify the expression 5x – x(2 – 3x) + 2?

"distribute to the terms inside the parentheses"

Step-by-step explanation:

The first step in any expression like this is going to be simplifying inside the parenthesis.Next would be to square/cube any parenthesis.Then, we can distribute.Then combine like terms.

Looking at this specific problem, we see that the terms inside parenthesis are ALREADY SIMPLIFIED, so disregard this step.

There aren't any square/cube to EXPAND, so disregard this step as well.

There IS DISTRIBUTION in this problem. Distributing -x with the term inside the parenthesis, (2-3x). Hence, distribution should be the FIRST STEP of this problem.

Fourth answer choice is right.

Answer: d. 39 cmin the diagram, the approximate length of the minor arc de is 39 centimetres.step-by-step explanation: the formula for the length of an arc in a circle is as displayed below.let the length of the minor arc de = xx = 2( pi )r × angle of sector / 360°from this, we will substitute the values given from the problem into the formula to obtain the length of the minor arc de.x = 2( pi )r × angle of sector / 360°r = radius = 25cmpi as an approximate value = 3.14angle of sector = 120°x = 2( 3.14 )( 25 ) × 120° / 360°x = 157 × 1 / 4x = 39.25x = 39 ( rounded to the nearest whole number as an approximate value )