How do you simplify $2 (x + 3)$ $2(x+3)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-06-10T16:44:09

$2 (x + 3) = 2 x + 6$ $2(x+3)=2x+6$

Assuming we work in an algebraic field like the real numbers, we may apply the left distributive property of multiplication over addition :

$a (b + c) = a b + a c$ $a(b+c)=ab+ac$

Hence $2 (x + 3) = 2 \cdot x + 2 \cdot 3$ $2(x+3)=2*x+2*3$

$= 2 x + 6$ $=2x+6$

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