Solve the exercise:
(xy+2a)⋅(x−2b)=
To solve the problem (xy+2a)⋅(x−2b), we will use the distributive property, commonly referred to as the FOIL method for binomials. This involves multiplying each term in the first binomial by each term in the second binomial:
- First: Multiply the first terms of each binomial: xy×x=x2y.
- Outside: Multiply the outer terms: xy×(−2b)=−2xyb.
- Inside: Multiply the inner terms: 2a×x=2ax.
- Last: Multiply the last terms: 2a×(−2b)=−4ab.
Next, we combine these four results to form the expanded expression:
x2y−2xyb+2ax−4ab
Thus, the correct expression after using the distributive property and simplifying is x2y−2xyb+2ax−4ab.
x2y−2xyb+2ax−4ab