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Help pls! I ended up getting the wrong answer, so an explanation would help! (:

Help pls! I ended up getting the wrong answer, so an explanation would help! (:-example-1
User Marverix
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2 Answers

3 votes
Apply the distributive property.
4
p

p
+
4
p
(

7
q
)
4
p

p
+
4
p
(
-
7
q
)
Multiply
p
p
by
p
p
by adding the exponents.
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4
p
2
+
4
p
(

7
q
)
4
p
2
+
4
p
(
-
7
q
)
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
4
p
2
+
4


7
(
p
q
)
4
p
2
+
4

-
7
(
p
q
)
Multiply
4
4
by

7
-
7
.
4
p
2

28
p
q
User Paresh Maniyar
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Answer:

4p squared - 28pq

Explanation:

4p(p−7q)

=(4p)(p+−7q)

=(4p)(p)+(4p)(−7q)

=4p squared −28pq

User Jermal
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