SOLUTION: {{{ sqrt(3a)(sqrt(12a) - 2sqrt(8a^2)) }}} Does the {{{ sqrt(3a) }}} distribute to the {{{ 2 }}} factor in the 2nd term or to just the {{{ sqrt(8a^2) }}} factor? Either

Question 1200110:
Does the distribute to the factor in the 2nd term or to just the
factor?
Either

or
???
Can you please give a complete explanation of this?
Thank you
jadams
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The distributes to each term inside the second factor!

Your first step can be

, which simply follows according to Distributive Property.
Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Does the distribute to the factor in the 2nd term or to just the factor? Either or ??? Can you please give a complete explanation of this? Thank you jadams

The is OUTSIDE of the parentheses, and is in the parentheses. Therefore, the MUST be distributed over the 2 monomials, We then get: Put them together to get:

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