Question

simplify
-3(-6u-w)-6(-6w-2u)

Answer 1

@Zenitho can you help?

Answer 2

Do you understand how to do it at all?

Answer 3

no not really, sorry

Answer 4

Okay if you give me just one second. I'm replying to another question.

Answer 5

okay

Answer 6

Okay I am here now. Le me help you break it down.

Answer 7

okay

Answer 8

What does the problem ask for -3(-6u-w)-6(-6w-2u)? To just simplify?

Answer 9

yes

Answer 10

Okay Let us begin.

Have you ever learned PEMDAS?

Answer 11

i dont think i have

Answer 12

Parenthesis
Exponents
Multiplication
Division
Addition
Subtraction

Answer 13

It is the order to do problems

Answer 14

oh yes i already know that :)

Answer 15

So let us simplify what is in the Parenthesis first

Answer 16

Can anything be simplified in the parenthesis though?

Answer 17

well in both parenthesis there are both 6 and w soo...

Answer 18

or are we doing one at a time?

Answer 19

Well you can't simplify (-6u-w) can you?

Answer 20

no you cant

Answer 21

Okay good, there are no exponents so the next thing would be multiplication.
-3(-6u-w)
^ Can you figure this out?

Answer 22

you would multiply 3x6

Answer 23

Yes you would, and what would you get?

Answer 24

positive 18

Answer 25

Positive 18u, right?

Answer 26

18u-w?

Answer 27

You have to multiply the -w by the -3 as well.

Everything in the parenthesis must be multiplied by what is on the outside. -3(-6u-w)

Answer 28

i dont understand how you multiply a letter..

Answer 29

would it just me -3-w?

Answer 30

be*

Answer 31

No, it wouldn't.
Look at the (-w) as a (-1) So when you multiply the (-3)(-1) it would give you just 3 right?

Answer 32

oh, yes

Answer 33

So then the answer to (-3)(-w) would be 3w.

Answer 34

so now it is 18u-1?

Answer 35

No it is 18u+3w.

Answer 36

oh ok...then what?

Answer 37

So you now have (18u+3w)-6(-6w-2u)

Now you have to find out -6(-6w-2u)

Answer 38

oh so juts subtract 6 from 2 then multiply?

Answer 39

Remember what I said.
When there is a number on the outside of parenthesis, everything on the inside of the parenthesis must be multiplied by that number. In this case everything on the inside must be multiplied by -6.

Answer 40

ok so 6x6 the 6x2?

Answer 41

Yes do that, and tell me the answers.

Answer 42

36 and 12

Answer 43

Okay so 36w+12u

Answer 44

now you gotta put the other part in with it?

Answer 45

(18u+3w)(36w+12u) is what we have now.

Answer 46

yes

Answer 47

What math are you in and grade?

Answer 48

so we add whats in the parenthesis?

Answer 49

im a senior and im in math for college rediness

Answer 50

i dont know why im even taking this cuz i dont even wanna go to college but wtv lol

Answer 51

so is what you wrote the final answer?

Answer 52

Okay well, I'm trying to find what your teacher is looking for here. I don't want to make it really complex, but it is that type of problem.

No that is not. There is a lot more.

Answer 53

oh okay

Answer 54

(18u+3w)(36w+12u)
What we have to do here is FOIL it.

So you take the 18u and you multiplt it by 36w and 12u.

Answer 55

Wait. Before we do that though.

Answer 56

okay itd be- wait but what about the u and the w difference

Answer 57

what?

Answer 58

Lets simplify so we don't get huge numbers.

We will turn (18u+3w)(36w+12u) into 3(6u+w) 12(3w+u)

Answer 59

alright

Answer 60

This would be so much easier if I could talk to you. lol

Okay, now lets start our FOIL.

(6u+w) (3w+u)

Answer 61

we could mebby skype or sumn :P if you wanted to

Answer 62

okay

Answer 63

If you want to it would make it easier.

Answer 64

do u want me to close this or leave it open?

Answer 65

Leave it open

Answer 66

18uw+ 3w^2+6u^2+wu

Answer 67

19uw

Answer 68

3(19uw)

Answer 69

(6u+w) (3w+u)

3(18uw+6u^2)

Answer 70

54uw+18u^2

Answer 71

12(3w^2+uw)

36w^2-12uw

Answer 72

(54uw+18u^2) (36w^2-12uw)

Answer 73

648uw

Answer 74

648uw+18u^2+36w^2

Answer 75

6(108uw+3u^2+12w^2)

Answer 76

9(36uw+u^2+4w^2)

Answer 77

648uw+18u^2+36w^2