How do you simplify $2x(5x+10)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-23T22:19:52

$=10x^2 + 20x$

To simplify this expression, we want to distribute the $2x$ term to each term inside the parentheses:

$color(blue)(2x)(5x+10)$

$=color(blue)(2x) xx 5x+color(blue)(2x) xx 10$

$=(2xx5)x^2 + (2xx10)x$

$=10x^2 + 20x$

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