- (-2(-x2)2) =

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Tresset [83]3 years ago

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Answer:

$-4x$

Step-by-step explanation:

you first distribute the negative sign or multiply by -1 and get $2[x*-2]*-2$ . you then distribute the 2 in front of the parenthesis to get $2x*-2$ . You then just multiply the whole thing by -2 to get you answer of $-4x$

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