Simplify the following expression and then evaluate it for the given value of .
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Problem
Simplify the following expression and then evaluate it for the given value of x.
(i) Expand and simplify (3x−2)(5x+7).
(ii) Using your result from part (i), calculate the value of the expression when x=2.