What is the product? 2 x open paren x minus 4 close paren

Distribute 2 to each term inside the parentheses: 2 × x = 2x, and 2 × (−4) = −8. The product is 2x − 8, so none of the choices matches exactly as written. Choice A, 2x² − 8x, would result from multiplying 2x by (x − 4), not from the expression given.

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