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3) Simplify:

{12x}^(2) - 27 \\ 4 - (2x + 1)


User Yuan HOng
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Answer:


3(4x^2-9)

Explanation:

First, we can start by factoring
12x^2-27 so that we get:


3(4x^2-9)

Second Question:

Answer:

Explanation:

We can get rid of the parentheses by multiplying the minus inside:


4-(2x+1)=4-2x-1 \text{ Now, we see that -1+4=3, and that we have:}\\3+2x \text{ as our final answer }

User Denis Lins
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Answer:

4+
(3)/(5)

Explanation:

User Anagha
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