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The expression is $\"\"$ .

Rearrange the terms using the distributive property: $\"\"$ .

$\"\"$ (Distribute -2x)

Apply commutative property of multiplication: $\"\"$ .

$\"\"$

Apply associative property of multiplication: $\"\"$ .

$\"\"$

$\"\"$ (Product of two same signs is positive)

$\"\"$ (Multiply: $\"\"$ ) $\"\"$

The simplified expression is $\"\"$