document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=657880>Question 657880</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you use distributive properties i am still confused<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #410049 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=colliefan><B>colliefan(242)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=colliefan><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=410049\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a(x+y)=ax+ay\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's the distributive property. You change one side to the other many times when trying to simplify an equation. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Eg. Simplify:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x-3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: 2x-6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's the distributive property.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You could use it in reverse if you are trying to take an expression and rewrite it in it's factors.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Eg. Rewrite 2x-6 as two factors:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer 2(x-3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a try. Ask your teacher to go over it with you. They are there because they want to teach.\r<BR>\n" );
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