Multiply 2x(x2 + 5).

Use the distributive property: multiply 2x by each term inside the parentheses. The products are 2x · x² = 2x³ and 2x · 5 = 10x, so the expression becomes 2x³ + 10x. This matches choice B, “2x³ + 10x.”

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