#Help with basic algebra

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dusty field
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I know this might sound a bit silly, but I usually do well in math. It's just that the teacher gives us so much info all at once that my brain gets totally overwhelmed. He's really good at explaining, but sometimes goes into too much detail.

I don't want to rely on ChatGPT or just memorize things—I really want to understand and learn it for real.

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vital mulch
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what's the goal? simplify all of these or what

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break it down. i guess u learnt that a(b+c)=ab+ac , and a(b-c)=ab-ac
now, let's apply this.
a) (2x-4).(2-x).

let's suppose 2x-4= a ; 2=b; x=c here. then, it equals (2x-4).2x - x.(2x-4)

let's break it down even further here.
(2x-4).2x = 2x.2x - 4.2x = 4x^2 -8x
x(2x-4)= 2x.x - x.4= 2x^2 - 4x

now, let's connect all of these.
(2x-4).(2-x)= (2x-4).2x - x.(2x-4)=2x.2x - 4.2x - (2x.x - x.4)=4x^2 -8x- (2x^2 - 4x)=4x^2-8x-2x^2-4x=2x^2-12x

same for b and c

dusty field
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calculate and sum up, sorry

dusty field
mystic dagger
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u expand it

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(2x-4)(-x+2)
young groveBOT
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𝓑𝓸𝓫𝓸 𝓓𝓾𝓬𝓴

mystic dagger
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u can expand it to
2x(-x+2) -4(-x+2)
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do u understand

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why

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also for number 3

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there is a useful formula

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(a+b)²=a²+2ab+b²

midnight hazel
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is there a command or js like

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