4(x + 2) represents the area of the rectangle above. which expression below is equivalent by the distributive property?

a. (x + 2) ⋅ 4
b. 4x + 8
c. (4 + x) + 2
d. 4x + 2

or

step-by-step explanation:

we need to solve for 'x' the following equation:  

we have that:

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factorizing, we get that:

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then, the solutions are: or

nothing extraneous has been found!

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