Which is equivalent to 3(2x + 3y - 5)?

5x + 6y - 8
6x + 3y - 5
6x + 9y - 15
6x + 9y + 15

6x + 9y- 15
you just use the distributive property

First step is to get rid of the square root. remember that a square root is the same as raising to the (1/2) power. see below: multiply exponents per exponent rules to get: remember you subtract exponents from the denominator and add exponents in the numerator so: simplify further: so a is the correct choice. if you don't understand this google exponent rules and it will you understand. look at the image results.