SOLUTION: Remove brackets and simplify (x+4)(2x^+3x-1) *note: 2x^ is 2x squared(to the power of 2)

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Question 922061: Remove brackets and simplify
(x+4)(2x^+3x-1)
*note: 2x^ is 2x squared(to the power of 2)
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(x+4)(2x^2+3x-1)
%28x%2B4%29%282x%5E2%2B3x-1%29

Use the Distributive Property. Use (x+4) as the factor to distribute. Simply by combining like-terms.

Here is the start:
%28x%2B4%29%282x%5E2%29%2B%28x%2B4%29%283x%29-%28x%2B4%29%281%29