Connect with a global community of knowledgeable individuals on IDNLearn.com. Ask anything and get well-informed, reliable answers from our knowledgeable community members.

Use the distributive property to write each expression as an
equivalent algebraic expression.

a. 4(x + 5)
b. 3(2x - 4)
C. -2(x - 6)


Sagot :

Answer:

Use the distributive property to write each expression as an equivalent algebraic expression:-

a.) 4(x + 5) = 4x + (4 x 5 ).

= 4x + 20 .

b.) 3(2x - 4) = 3 x 2x = 6x - (3 x -4 )

= 6x - 12 .

C.) -2(x - 6) = -2x - ( -2 x -6 ) .

= -2x - 12 .

Hope this helps you !!

#a

[tex]\\ \sf\longmapsto 4(x+5)[/tex]

[tex]\\ \sf\longmapsto 4x+20[/tex]

#b

[tex]\\ \sf\longmapsto 3(2x-4)[/tex]

[tex]\\ \sf\longmapsto 6x-12[/tex]

#c

[tex]\\ \sf\longmapsto -2(x-6)[/tex]

[tex]\\ \sf\longmapsto -2x+12[/tex]