How do you simplify $- 5 (x - 2)$ $-5(x-2)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-30T18:41:39

$- 5 x + 10$ $-5x+10$

Expanding we get
$- 5 x + (- 5) \cdot (- 2) = - 5 x + 10$ $-5x+(-5)*(-2)=-5x+10$

Answer 2 · 2018-05-30T18:45:47

$- 5 x + 10$ $-5x +10$

In order to simplify the expression $- 5 (x - 2)$ $-5(x-2)$

You would use the distributive property and multiply the term on the outside of the parenthesis to each of the terms inside of the parenthesis.

$- 5 (x - 2)$ $-5(x-2)$

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$(- 5) (x) - (- 5) (2)$ $(-5)(x)-(-5)(2)$
$- 5 x + 10$ $-5x +10$

How do you simplify −5(x−2)-5(x-2)?