use the distributive property to rewrite the expression (2x - 2)(x - 6)

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To use the distributive property to rewrite the expression \((2x - 2)(x - 6)\), we will distribute each term in the first parenthesis by each term in the second parenthesis.

\[ (2x - 2)(x - 6) = 2x \cdot x + 2x \cdot (-6) - 2 \cdot x - 2 \cdot (-6) \]

Now, perform the multiplications:

  1. \(2x \cdot x = 2x^2\)
  2. \(2x \cdot (-6) = -12x\)
  3. \(-2 \cdot x = -2x\)
  4. \(-2 \cdot (-6) = 12\)

Now combine all these results:

\[ 2x^2 - 12x - 2x + 12 \]

Next, combine the like terms \(-12x\) and \(-2x\):

\[ 2x^2 - 14x + 12 \]

Thus, the expression \((2x - 2)(x - 6)\) rewritten using the distributive property is:

\[ \boxed{2x^2 - 14x + 12} \]