document.write( "Question 245452: 4 - 6[2 - (2x + 3)] \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #179283 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 4 - 6[2 - (2x + 3)] \n" ); document.write( "start as far into the brackets as possible. \n" ); document.write( "we take [2 - (2x + 3)] and \n" ); document.write( " We remember that minus a plus is minus \n" ); document.write( " [2-2x-3] \n" ); document.write( "combine \n" ); document.write( "[-2x-1] \n" ); document.write( "now we have \n" ); document.write( "4-6[-2x-1] \n" ); document.write( "isolating -6[-2x-1] \n" ); document.write( "We remember that minus times minus is plus \n" ); document.write( "(-6)*(-2x)+(-6)*(-1)=12x+6 \n" ); document.write( "no we have \n" ); document.write( "4-[12x+6] \n" ); document.write( " We remember that minus a plus is minus \n" ); document.write( "4-12x-6 \n" ); document.write( "which simplifies to \n" ); document.write( "-12x-2\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |