Question
Simplify the expression
4x
Evaluate
4(4x−3)−4(3x−3)
Expand the expression
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Calculate
4(4x−3)
Apply the distributive property
4×4x−4×3
Multiply the numbers
16x−4×3
Multiply the numbers
16x−12
16x−12−4(3x−3)
Expand the expression
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Calculate
−4(3x−3)
Apply the distributive property
−4×3x−(−4×3)
Multiply the numbers
−12x−(−4×3)
Multiply the numbers
−12x−(−12)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
−12x+12
16x−12−12x+12
Subtract the terms
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Evaluate
16x−12x
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(16−12)x
Subtract the numbers
4x
4x−12+12
Solution
4x
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Find the roots
x=0
Evaluate
4(4x−3)−4(3x−3)
To find the roots of the expression,set the expression equal to 0
4(4x−3)−4(3x−3)=0
Subtract the terms
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Simplify
4(4x−3)−4(3x−3)
Rewrite the expression
(4x−3)×4+(−3x+3)×4
Factor the expression
(4x−3−3x+3)×4
Calculate the sum or difference
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Evaluate
4x−3−3x+3
Subtract the terms
x−3+3
Since two opposites add up to 0,remove them form the expression
x
x×4
Multiply the terms
4x
4x=0
Solution
x=0
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