(
–
4s+2)–(
–
8s–2)
To simplify the expression, we can distribute the negative sign to both terms inside the parentheses:
(-4s + 2) - (-8s - 2)
This becomes:
-4s + 2 + 8s + 2
Now we can combine like terms:
(-4s + 8s) + (2 + 2)
This simplifies to:
4s + 4