First ask yourselfhat needs to be dristributed.
That would be -1 (x-9)
To distribute you have to multiply the number out side of the parentheses (-1) by each term inside the parentheses( x and -9)
-1×x=-x
-1×-9=9
Now the expression is
-x+9+4x
To simplify you have to combine like terms (4x and-x)
4x-x=3x
Your answer is 9+3x or 3(3+x).
Answer:
<em>Tick:</em>
<em>- the coefficient of the second term is -5</em>
<em>- the coefficient of the fourth term is -10</em>
Explanation:
The coefficient of an expression is simply the number placed before and multiplying the variable (e.g. 10x ; the coefficient is 10, the variable is x)
Hope this makes sense. Feel free to inquire further if need be!
- profparis
