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Multiply (x-3)(4x+2) using the distributive property.

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\text{The distributive property:}\ (a+b)(c+d)=ac+ad+bc+bd\\\\(x-3)(4x+2)=(x)(4x)+(x)(2)-(3)(4x)-(3)(2)\\\\=4x^2+2x-12x-6=4x^2-10x-6
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