<span>2x(x2 + 2x - 6)
</span>First add what is in the "(" wich is 2x+2x
<span>2x(4x - 6)
</span>Second multiply the 2x by the 4x & -6
<span>8x-12x
Now subtract the -12x from the 8x
8x-12x = -4x
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Check the picture below.
if you go from the slant height, the path is shorter to the top, since the hypotenuse is the longest of all sides in a right-triangle.
that said, is shorter but is also steeper, so the lateral edge is longer but less steep and thus a bit simpler though longer, but we're only asked on which is shorter.
(-1) to the power of an even number is +1.
(-1) to the power of an odd number is -1.
Since 50 is an even number, (-1)⁵⁰ = 1.