Question

Multiply (x-3)(4x+2) using the distributive property.

Answer 1

$\text{The distributive property:}\ (a+b)(c+d)=ac+ad+bc+bd\\\\(x-3)(4x+2)=(x)(4x)+(x)(2)-(3)(4x)-(3)(2)\\\\=4x^2+2x-12x-6=4x^2-10x-6$