Question

2) а(x – 8) + x - 8.

Answer 1

2.) (х-8)(а+1).............

Answer 2

The expression you provided is:

2(a(x - 8) + x - 8)

To simplify it, you can distribute the 2 into the terms inside the parentheses:

2(a(x - 8)) + 2(x - 8)

Now, apply the distributive property by multiplying each term inside the parentheses by 2:

2ax - 16 + 2x - 16

Now, combine like terms by adding or subtracting them:

(2ax + 2x) - (16 + 16)

Now, factor out the common factor of 2x from the first two terms and factor out the common factor of 16 from the last two terms:

2x(a + 1) - 32

So, the simplified expression is:

2x(a + 1) - 32