Simplify 2x(x-4)

$2 x (x - 4)$

Step 1

Apply the distributive property.

$2 x \cdot x + 2 x \cdot - 4$

Step 2

Multiply $x$ by $x$ by adding the exponents.

Move $x$ .

$2 (x \cdot x) + 2 x \cdot - 4$

Multiply $x$ by $x$ .

$2 x^{2} + 2 x \cdot - 4$

$2 x^{2} + 2 x \cdot - 4$

Step 3

Multiply $- 4$ by $2$ .

$2 x^{2} - 8 x$

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