How do you simplify $(-4h+2)(3h+7)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-12T01:21:37

$-12h^2-22h+14$

Simply distribute using the F.O.I.L method. See below:

$(-4h*3h)=-12h^2$ and $(-4h*7)=-28h$

$(2*3h)=6h$ and $(2*7)=14$

Now we have all four parts of the equation. See below:

$12h^2-28h+6h+14$

Since we have like-terms, $(-28h+6h)$ , we need to add those together to get the simplified equation. $(-28h+6h)=-22h$

Now the equation reads:

$(-4h+2)(3h+7)=12h^2-22h+14$

Therefore the finalized simplified version of the equation is:

Answer: $12h^2-22h+14$

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