How do you simplify $8x^2-8- [3(x^2-1) +7]$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-08T18:34:01

5 $x^2$ -12

We will start by expanding the inner brackets.

8 $x^2$ -8-[3( $x^2$ -1)+7]

So it becomes this by multiplying 3 with $x^2$ and $-1$

8 $x^2$ -8-[3 $x^2$ -3+7]

Then we further simplify the insides of the brackets so it becomes,

8 $x^2$ -8-[3 $x^2$ +4]

Then we multiply $-1$ with the insides of the bracket, so we get:

8 $x^2$ -8-3 $x^2$ -4

Then we bring and simplify like terms together:

8 $x^2$ -3 $x^2$ -8-4

This becomes:

5 $x^2$ -12

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