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Need an answer for expand and simplify bracket quickly please


- 2(p - 4)(p + 4)


User Da Rod
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13 votes

Answer:


-p^2+32

Explanation:

Start by expanding the
-2 into the
(p-4) bracket using the distributive method:


-2(p-4)\\-2p + 8

Now, expand the result into the remaining bracket:


(-2p + 8)(p+4)\\-2p^2 -8p+8p+32\\-2p^2 + 32

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