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Step 1: Distribute the terms in the expression.
Multiply x by each term inside the first parenthesis, and multiply −2 by each term inside the second parenthesis.
x(x+4)−2(x−D)=(x⋅x)+(x⋅4)−(2⋅x)−(2⋅(−D))
=x2+4x−2x+2D
Step 2: Combine like terms.
Combine the terms with x.
x2+(4x−2x)+2D
=x2+2x+2D
The simplified expression is:
x2+2x+2D
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