Question
Simplify the expression
−59log10(23)×x+356log10(23)
Evaluate
log10(23)×(x−4)−log10(23)×(x−6)×60
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
log10(23)×(x−4)−60log10(23)×(x−6)
Expand the expression
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Calculate
log10(23)×(x−4)
Apply the distributive property
log10(23)×x−log10(23)×4
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
log10(23)×x−4log10(23)
log10(23)×x−4log10(23)−60log10(23)×(x−6)
Expand the expression
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Calculate
−60log10(23)×(x−6)
Apply the distributive property
−60log10(23)×x−(−60log10(23)×6)
Multiply the terms
−60log10(23)×x−(−360log10(23))
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
−60log10(23)×x+360log10(23)
log10(23)×x−4log10(23)−60log10(23)×x+360log10(23)
Add the numbers
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Evaluate
−4log10(23)+360log10(23)
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(−4+360)×log10(23)
Add the numbers
356log10(23)
log10(23)×x+356log10(23)−60log10(23)×x
Solution
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Evaluate
log10(23)×x−60log10(23)×x
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(log10(23)−60log10(23))x
Subtract the numbers
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Evaluate
log10(23)−60log10(23)
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(1−60)×log10(23)
Subtract the numbers
−59log10(23)
−59log10(23)×x
−59log10(23)×x+356log10(23)
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Factor the expression
log10(23)×(−59x+356)
Evaluate
log10(23)×(x−4)−log10(23)×(x−6)×60
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
log10(23)×(x−4)−60log10(23)×(x−6)
Simplify
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Evaluate
log10(23)×(x−4)
Apply the distributive property
log10(23)×x+log10(23)×(−4)
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
log10(23)×x−4log10(23)
log10(23)×x−4log10(23)−60log10(23)×(x−6)
Simplify
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Evaluate
−60log10(23)×(x−6)
Apply the distributive property
−60log10(23)×x−60log10(23)×(−6)
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
−60log10(23)×(−6)
Rewrite the expression
60log10(23)×6
Multiply the terms
360log10(23)
−60log10(23)×x+360log10(23)
log10(23)×x−4log10(23)−60log10(23)×x+360log10(23)
Add the numbers
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Evaluate
−4log10(23)+360log10(23)
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(−4+360)×log10(23)
Add the numbers
356log10(23)
log10(23)×x+356log10(23)−60log10(23)×x
Subtract the terms
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Evaluate
log10(23)×x−60log10(23)×x
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(log10(23)−60log10(23))x
Subtract the numbers
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Evaluate
log10(23)−60log10(23)
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(1−60)×log10(23)
Subtract the numbers
−59log10(23)
−59log10(23)×x
−59log10(23)×x+356log10(23)
Solution
log10(23)×(−59x+356)
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