The variables A, B, and C represent polynomials where A = x2, B = 3x + 2, and C = x – 3. What is AB – C2 in simplest form?
Use the chart to multiply the binomial by the trinomial.

Sharina simplified the expression 3(2x – 6 – x + 1)2 – 2 + 4x. In Step 1 she simplified within the parentheses. In Step 2 she expanded the exponent.

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