What is the product? open paren x minus 3 close paren times open paren 2 x squared minus 5 x plus 1 close paren

Distribute each term in x − 3 across 2x² − 5x + 1: x(2x² − 5x + 1) = 2x³ − 5x² + x, and −3(2x² − 5x + 1) = −6x² + 15x − 3. Combine like terms to get 2x³ − 11x² + 16x − 3, which matches choice D.

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