How do you multiply #6h+5(h-5)#?

1 Answer
Jun 30, 2018

#11h - 25#

Explanation:

#6h + 5(h-5)#

First, use the distributive property (shown below) to simplify #5(h-5)#:
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Following this image, we know that:
#color(blue)(5(h-5) = (5 * h) + (5 * -5) = 5h - 25)#

Put it back into the expression:
#6h + 5h - 25#

Add #color(blue)(6h)# and #color(blue)(5h)#:
#11h - 25#

Hope this helps!