Question

Use the distributive property to remove the parentheses (-1+2x+2u)(-8)

Answer 1

8-16x-16u

Explanation:

(-1+2x+2u)(-8) multiply each term in the ( ) by 8

-1x(-8)-2x x 8-2u x 8 any expression multiplied by -1 equals its opposite

8-2x x 8-2u x 8 calculate the product

8-16x-2u x 8