Question

-7x+2(x^2+4x-2)

Answer 1

-1not 2

Answer 2

Well first we wanna multiply the 2 to everything in the parentheses

Answer 3

Okay

Answer 4

But it says to distribute first!

Answer 5

That’s what that means

Answer 6

Okay so first distribute the 2 to the numbers in the parentheses then combine like terms

Answer 7

3?

Answer 8

Hold on.

After distributing we get
-7x+2x^2+8x-2 (you had said the last number was -1, not -2)

Now we add like terms. So -7x & 8x are the only like terms.

Answer 9

So after adding the like terms and organizing the problem into the correct way (ones with exponents first then the ones with x and so forth.

Answer 10

So that leaves...

Answer 11

-1x+

Answer 12

It’s gonna look like 2x^2+1x-1

Answer 13

How is the answer going to look like that?😭

Answer 14

Solving for x, simple math.

Answer 15

No my teacher keeps the x

Answer 16

She doesn't solve x

Answer 17

Example: 2x+3 when she has a answer like this she keeps the x

Answer 18

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