`a) 5 - (x - 4)(x + 2)`
`= 5 - (x^2 + 2x - 4x - 8)`
`= 5 - x^2 - 2x + 4x + 8`
`= -x^2 + 2x + 13`
`b) 7x^2 + 2x(x - 1) - 3x`
`= 7x^2 + 2x^2 - 2x - 3x`
`= 9x^2 - 5x`
`c) 10x - 5 - (x - 5)(x + 6)`
`= 10x - 5 - (x^2 + 6x - 5x - 30)`
`= 10x - 5 - x^2 - 6x + 5x + 30`
`= -x^2 + 9x + 25`