Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
$$ \begin{aligned}5x+2(3x-2)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}5x+6x-4 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}11x-4\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | Multiply $ \color{blue}{2} $ by $ \left( 3x-2\right) $ $$ \color{blue}{2} \cdot \left( 3x-2\right) = 6x-4 $$ |
② | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{5x} + \color{blue}{6x} -4 = \color{blue}{11x} -4 $$ |