What is the product of 3a(8a-6b)?

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Josh Tran
May 2, 2018

24a^2 - 18ab

Explanation:

To simplify this, we need to use the Distributive Property of Multiplication. Basically, we need to multiply the outside term by the individual terms inside the parentheses, then combine the products:

3a * 8a = 3 * a * 8 * a = 3 * 8 * a * a = 24a^2
3a * -6b = 3 * a * -6 * b = 3 * -6 * a * b = -18ab

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