How do you multiply #(w-6)(2w+8)#?
1 Answer
May 5, 2016
Explanation:
To multiply sums in parenthesis, one needs to distribute each term from one factor over the terms of the other and add the resulting terms together. For example:
We need to be careful when some of the terms in the factors are negative, as in our example, but the same rules apply
Now we need to gather like terms which simplifies our expression to