document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=24349>Question 24349</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help with one problem using the distributive property.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4y+3)(y²+3y+1) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #13009 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=askmemath><B>askmemath(368)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=askmemath><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=13009\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Distributive property can be explained as follows<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Consider a term <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%28b%2Bc%29=+ab%2Bac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%28b%2Bc%29=+ab%2Bac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Similarly <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%2Bb%29%28c%2Bd%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%2Bb%29%28c%2Bd%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ac%2Bad%2Bbc%2Bbd ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ac%2Bad%2Bbc%2Bbd\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now your problem (4y+3)(y²+3y+1) becomes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4y%5E3+%2B12y%5E2+%2B4y+%2B+3y%5E2+%2B9y+%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4y%5E3+%2B12y%5E2+%2B4y+%2B+3y%5E2+%2B9y+%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Adding all the like terms i.e all terms that have co-efficient <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4y%5E3+%2B+15y%5E2+%2B+13y+%2B+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4y%5E3+%2B+15y%5E2+%2B+13y+%2B+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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