Question

How do you simplify `(8x+3)(2x+4)`?

Answer 1

`16x^2+38+12`

Explanation:

`(8x+3)(2x+4)`

Concept
Distributive Property: `(a+b)(c+d)=(a+b)(c)+(a+b)(d)=a(c)+b(c)+a(d)+b(d)`

Application
`(8x+3)(2x+4)=(8x+3)(2x)+(8x+3)(4)=8x(2x)+3(2x)+8x(4)+3(4)`

Now simplify
`16x^2+6x+32x+12`
`16x^2+38+12`

Source
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