- 6x 1 5x 2 8x 2 July 8, 2019 16 32 64 128 4x 2 6x 1 )-( 5x 2 8x 6 6x 3 15x 2 8x 20 6x 2 15x 8x 20 6x 2 3 8x 2 5x 1 4x 2 − 6x 1 − 5x 2 8x 6 answer Perform the operation 4x 2 6x 1 )-( 5x 2 8x 6 6x – 5(2x + 8) 14 + 2x