How do you simplify $-12q(12-q)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-10-02T02:16:11

The answer is $12q^2-144q$ .

$-12q(12-q)$

Apply the distributive property $a(b+c)=ab+ac$ , where $a=-12q, b=12, c=-q$ ..

$(-12q)(12)+(-12q)(-q)=$

$-144q+12q^2=$

Rearrange so the terms are arranged in descending order of power.

$12q^2-144q$

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