SOLUTION: How do you simplify a product ex: 2y(y + 1)

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Question 571040: How do you simplify a product ex: 2y(y + 1)
Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
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2y(y + 1) =

Multiply every term inside the parentheses with the outside term 2y.

2y times y = 2y^2

2y times 1 = 2y

Final answer = 2y^2 + 2y