SOLUTION: 6a(2a2-3a-4)-a(a-2)

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Question 270094: 6a(2a2-3a-4)-a(a-2)

Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
This can be rewritten as:
6a(4a-3a-4)-a(a-2) Now combine like terms in the parenthesis.
6a(a-4)-a(a-2) Distribute to get:
6a^2-24a-a^2+2a Combine like terms to get:
5a^2-22a This can be rewritten as:
a(5a-22)
Make sense?
RJ
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