Hassan writes an algebraic expression with four terms. The x -term has a coefficient of 2 , and the z -term has a coefficient of negative 1 The expression has a constant term less than zero. Which expression could he have written?

The expression must have an x-term with coefficient 2, a z-term with coefficient −1, and a negative constant. Choice B, 2x − z − 5 + 2z², has coefficients 2 and −1 and constant −5, so it meets all the conditions.

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