How do you simplify $-6x(3x+ 4 +2y)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-07T21:15:07

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To simplify this expression you multiply $color(red)(-6x)$ by each term within the parenthesis:

$(color(red)(-6x) xx 3x) + (color(red)(-6x) xx 4) + (color(red)(-6x) xx 2y) ->$

$-18x^2 - 24x - 12xy$

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