document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=154691>Question 154691</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the distributive property:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3+x)y+x2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is the answer : 3y+x2+xy+x2 = 3y+xy+2x2 ?? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #113904 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=113904\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'll assume you meant:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3+x)y+x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "where ^ represents exponentiation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, if we started with:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3+x)y+x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We start by distributing the 'y' to each term inside the parentheses:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3y + xy + x^2 (this is your answer)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You could reorder the terms so we have the highest degree term first:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + xy + 3y<BR>\n" );
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