Chemistry Examples

$8 b (6 b - 2)$

Step 1

Simplify by multiplying through.

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Step 1.1

Apply the distributive property.

$8 b (6 b) + 8 b \cdot - 2$

Step 1.2

Simplify the expression.

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Step 1.2.1

Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.

$8 \cdot 6 b \cdot b + 8 b \cdot - 2$

Step 1.2.2

Multiply $- 2$ by $8$ .

$8 \cdot 6 b \cdot b - 16 b$

Step 2

Simplify each term.

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Step 2.1

Multiply $b$ by $b$ by adding the exponents.

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Step 2.1.1

Move $b$ .

$8 \cdot 6 (b \cdot b) - 16 b$

Step 2.1.2

Multiply $b$ by $b$ .

$8 \cdot 6 b^{2} - 16 b$

Step 2.2

Multiply $8$ by $6$ .

$48 b^{2} - 16 b$