-2 (x + 3)
-2x-6
You just distribute the -2 to the x and 3
-3z^7 - (-5z^7) = -3z^7 + 5z^7 = 2z^7
Answer:
6
x
^2
−
5
x
y
−
4
y
^2
Step-by-step explanation:
Expand
(
2
x
+
y
)
(3
x
−
4
y
)
using the FOIL Method.
Apply the distributive property.
2
x
(
3
x
−
4
y
)
+
y
(
3
x
−
4
y
)
Apply the distributive property.
2
x
(
3
x
)+
2
x
(−
4
y
)
+
y
(
3x
−
4
y
)
Apply the distributive property.
2
x
(
3
x
)
+
2
x(
−
4
y
)
+
y
(
3
x)
+
y
(
−4
y
)
Simplify and combine like terms.
6
x
^2
−
5
x
y
−
4^
2
Cut it in half (the top into a trapezoid and the bottom into another trapdoors then solve both and add them