Use the distributive property to remove the parentheses -5(-y³+1 - 2x²)

Sergey Benner asked May 3, 2023

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Sergey Benner asked May 3, 2023

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By the distributive property of multiplication, we can say that:

Then, we can rewrite the expression:

$\begin{gathered} -5(-y^3+1-2x^2) \\ 5\cdot y^3-1\cdot5+5\cdot2x^2 \\ 5y^3-5+10x^2 \end{gathered}$

Monika Patel answered May 10, 2023

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