Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
$$ \begin{aligned}3(x-2)+2x& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}3x-6+2x \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}5x-6\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | Multiply $ \color{blue}{3} $ by $ \left( x-2\right) $ $$ \color{blue}{3} \cdot \left( x-2\right) = 3x-6 $$ |
② | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{3x} -6+ \color{blue}{2x} = \color{blue}{5x} -6 $$ |