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6x(x-2)

 

 

i was involved in a bad car accident. i havent been to school in a month and now my math teacher isnt working here at my school anymore because she just had a baby. we have bee having subsitutes every day that dont teach us. i have alot of work i need to catch up on. i dont know how to do any of it. please help...

Answer 1

Hi,

 

6x(x-2)

 

For this we use the distributive property, a (b+c) = a * b + a * c

                                                                        = ab + ac

 

In your example,

 

6x(x-2)

 

=6x * x - 6x * -2

=6x² - 12x

 

Hope this explains things better for you.

 

Thanks

 

 

Answer 2

Hi Kaelyn,

 

6x(x-2)

 

to solve this you multiply each tern inside the parenthesis by the term on the outside

 

so we get

 

6x*x - 2*6x

 

which becomes

 

6x² - 12x

 

Hope this helps

 

Hope you are OK after you car accident