Created on 2024-06-20Asked by Daniel Johnson (Solvelet student)
Expand the following expression: (x+2)(x−2).
Solution
To expand the expression (x+2)(x−2): 1. **Apply the distributive property:** (x+2)(x−2)=x(x)+x(−2)+2(x)+2(−2). 2. **Simplify:** x2−2x+2x−4. 3. **Combine like terms:** x2−4. 4. **Result:** The expanded expression is x2−4. Solved on Solvelet with Basic AI Model
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