Remove the parentheses from the following expression, and combine like terms: 3(ax + b2 – c) + 2

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To remove the parentheses from the expression 3(ax + b2 - c), you need to distribute the 3 to each term inside the parentheses.

Let's apply the distributive property:

3(ax + b2 - c) = 3 * ax + 3 * b2 - 3 * c

Now, multiply each term inside the parentheses by 3:

= 3ax + 3b2 - 3c

Finally, let's combine like terms:

Since there are no other terms with the same variables or exponents, we cannot combine any like terms.

Therefore, the expression 3(ax + b2 - c) remains as 3ax + 3b2 - 3c.

Adding the remaining term 2 to the expression, we get:

3ax + 3b2 - 3c + 2

This is the simplified form of the expression with the parentheses removed and like terms combined.