Question

se the distributive property to find each product.
e example 3

1. $(x - 6)(x + 3)$

Explanation:

Step1: Apply distributive property

$(x-6)(x+3) = x(x+3) -6(x+3)$

Step2: Distribute terms further

$= x^2 + 3x -6x -18$

Step3: Combine like terms

$= x^2 + (3x-6x) -18$

Answer:

$x^2 - 3x - 18$