Explanation
Correct answer: -419.
It's given that the expression is equivalent to the expression , where , , and are constants. Applying the distributive property to the given expression, , yields , which can be rewritten as . Combining like terms yields . Since this expression is equivalent to , it follows that the value of is .
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