distributive property

Question

Wanting to have some one show me a couple ways or one way to simplify

Answer 1

Hi there! Distributive property is an important part of mathematics!

 

For Example: a(b + c) is ab + ac because the outside number(or variable) can be distributed to all the terms inside the parentheses. 

 

Another Example: 2(x + y) becomes 2x + 2y, no matter what a problem looks like, distributive property always happens when there is a number or variable on the outisde of parenthesis, and terms on the inside of a parentheses.

 

Another Example: x(a+ z) is xa+xz

 

Another Example: x(x^2 +2x+5) is x^3 +2x^2 + 5x

 

Another example: 2x(x +2) becomes 2x^2 +4x

 

As you can see the same thing keeps happening, the outside number(or variable)((or both)) get multiplied by every term inside a parentheses.

 

Can have subtraction as well!

 

Example: 4x(x-y) becomes 4x^2 - 4xy

 

Hope this helped : )