Multiply.
-$( a + 2 ) ( a + 5 )$
A) $2 a + 10$
B) $a ^ { 2 } + 7 a + 10$
C) $2 a ^ { 2 } + 10$
D) $a ^ { 2 } + 7 a + 7$

Name: Multiply. -$( a + 2 ) ( a + 5 )$ A) $2 a + 10$ B) $a ^ { 2 } + 7 a + 10$ C) $2 a ^ { 2 } + 10$ D) $a ^ { 2 } + 7 a + 7$
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Using the distributive property (FOIL method), we multiply each term in the first parenthesis by each term in the second parenthesis: $a(a) + a(5) + 2(a) + 2(5) = a^2 + 5a + 2a + 10 = a^2 + 7a + 10$.

Multiply - (a+2)(a+5)( a + 2 ) ( a + 5 )(a+2)(a+5)

Multiply
- $( a + 2 ) ( a + 5 )$