Calculus Examples

$- x (2 x)$

Step 1

Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.

$- 1 \cdot 2 x \cdot x$

Step 2

Multiply $x$ by $x$ by adding the exponents.

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Step 2.1

Move $x$ .

$- 1 \cdot 2 (x \cdot x)$

Step 2.2

Multiply $x$ by $x$ .

$- 1 \cdot 2 x^{2}$

Step 3

Multiply $- 1$ by $2$ .

$- 2 x^{2}$