How do you solve (2+6)(26)?

1 Answer
Apr 25, 2018

(2+6)(26)=2

Explanation:

As you can see we have two binomials multiplied by each other of the form (a+b)(ab).

There is a useful shortcut for this type of expression:
(a+b)(ab)=a2b2

In this case a=2 and b=6

So

(2+6)(26)=2262

(2+6)(26)=46

(2+6)(26)=2