To simplify the expression \((2\sqrt{5} - 3\sqrt{2} + 1)(\sqrt{5} - \sqrt{2})\), we can use the distributive property (also known as the FOIL method for binomials).
Let's distribute each term in the first expression by each term in the second expression:
- \(2\sqrt{5} \cdot \sqrt{5} = 2 \cdot 5 = 10\)
- \(2\sqrt{5} \cdot (-\sqrt{2}) = -2\sqrt{10}\)
- \(-3\sqrt{2} \cdot \sqrt{5} = -3\sqrt{10}\)
- \(-3\sqrt{2} \cdot (-\sqrt{2}) = 3 \cdot 2 = 6\)
- \(1 \cdot \sqrt{5} = \sqrt{5}\)
- \(1 \cdot (-\sqrt{2}) = -\sqrt{2}\)
Now, combine all these results:
\[ 10 - 2\sqrt{10} - 3\sqrt{10} + 6 + \sqrt{5} - \sqrt{2} \]
Combine like terms:
- The constant terms: \(10 + 6 = 16\)
- The \(\sqrt{10}\) terms: \(-2\sqrt{10} - 3\sqrt{10} = -5\sqrt{10}\)
- The \(\sqrt{5}\) term: \(+\sqrt{5}\)
- The \(\sqrt{2}\) term: \(-\sqrt{2}\)
Putting it all together, we get:
\[ 16 - 5\sqrt{10} + \sqrt{5} - \sqrt{2} \]
So, the final simplified expression is:
\[ \boxed{16 - 5\sqrt{10} + \sqrt{5} - \sqrt{2}} \]