Question

Simplify: 2x(3x)^2

Answer 1

'X' after number 2 is X or multiply?

Answer 2

Letter "x" not multiplication symbol

Answer 3

18x^2 the answer(:

Answer 4

\[2x(3x)^2 = 2x(3^2x^2) = 2x(9x^2) = (2\cdot 9)(x\cdot x^2) = ?\]

Answer 5

I'm disappointed that so far none of the answers have been correct, or made any attempt to explain how the answers were arrived at..

Answer 6

I'm actually more disappointed about the latter than the former.

Answer 7

I'm confused

Answer 8

2.(3x)^2 ,2.(9x^2),=18x^2

Answer 9

You're confused because you're getting conflicting answers? or confused because you don't understand how the answers were found?

Answer 10

Confused because of that there are multiple answers, yet unsure which is "correct".

Answer 11

2x(9x*2) = 18x*3

Answer 12

You're unsure because you're not doing the work yourself and they aren't showing their work. You need to do it on your own to be sure. Otherwise anyone could give you bad info. You have to convince yourself of the right answer.

Answer 13

So you tell me.. What's the order you are supposed to do things in?

Answer 14

I've already started it, right now. Yet the "rudeness" is unnecessary and uncalled for. This is an open study, you don't have to reply to it polpak.

Answer 15

sorry2,the answer is 18x^3

Answer 16

I'm not being rude. I'm simply stating a fact.

Answer 17

And offering to help.

Answer 18

Or you can just believe what these other people have written and just guess when it comes time to take the test.

Answer 19

You are smart enough to do this for yourself. No reason you have to just take their word for it.

Answer 20

Okay, I'm not going to contuine this. I appreaciate you offering "help", but in my opinion you're taking it an extra step. As stated earlier, the "rudeness" is unnecessary.

Answer 21

So you aren't going to check their answer?

Answer 22

Yes, I'm going to check the answer.

Answer 23

Great. So what do you need to do first?