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How do you simplify #(-8s+5)(-6s)#?

Answer 1

Savannah Anderson

#(-8s+5)(-6s) = 48s^2-30s#

#(color(red)(-8s)+color(blue)(5))(-6s)# #color(white)("XXX")=(color(red)(-8s))(-6s) + (color(blue)(5))(-6s)#

#color(white)("XXX")=48s^2 - 30s#

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Answer 2

Isaiah Anthony

To simplify ( (-8s + 5)(-6s) ), you can use the distributive property, which states that for any numbers (a), (b), and (c):

[ a(b + c) = ab + ac ]

Apply the distributive property to the given expression and then combine like terms.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.