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Sometimes you can use the distributive property to expand an expression.
You can expand - 3(5 - x) into the equivalent expression -15 + 3x. Show
you can use the distributive property to expand -4(-a+2) to get an
equivalent expression.
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Respuesta :

Given:

After expanding [tex]-3(5-x)[/tex] we get an equivalent expression [tex]-15+3x[/tex].

The given expression is [tex]-4(-a+2)[/tex].

To find:

The equivalent expression by using distributive property.

Solution:

According to the distributive property of multiplication over addition, if a, b, c are real values, then

[tex]a(b+c)=ab+ac[/tex]

We have,

[tex]-4(-a+2)[/tex]

Using distributive property of multiplication over addition, we get

[tex]-4(-a+2)=(-4)(-a)+(-4)(2)[/tex]

[tex]-4(-a+2)=4a+(-8)[/tex]

[tex]-4(-a+2)=4a-8[/tex]

Therefore, the expression [tex]4a-8[/tex] is equivalence to [tex]-4(-a+2)[/tex].

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