Answer:Isaac applied the distributive property in Step 2.
The answer is 2(2x+8y)
2 x 2x=4x
2 x 8y=16y
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Answer:
The second choice
Discussion:
The first choice is not a polynomial because it contains sqrt(x)
The third choice is not a polynomial because it contains (1/x)
The fourth choice is not a polynomial because it contains x in the exponent (ie. 5^x)
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MrB
4b+24=7b-8
32=3b
b=32/3
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