document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1084180>Question 1084180</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the answer= 3(x2+7) note x to the 2nd power </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #698251 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=698251\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3 * (x^2 + 7) is solved using the distributive property of multiplication.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it is equal to 3 * x^2 + 3 * 7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the result is 3x^2 + 21.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the general form of the distributive property of multiplication is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a * (b + c) equals:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a*b + a*c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it is  also (a + b) * (c + d) equals:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a*c + a*d plus:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b*c + b*d\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the general concept is that each term in the multiplier operates on each term in the multiplicand exactly one time.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in a * (b+c), a is the multiplier and b is the multiplicand.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "each term in the multiplier (a) multiplies each term in the multiplicand (b and c) exactly one time.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "similarly, in (a + b) * (c + d), a and b in the multiplier, multiply each term (c and d) in the multiplicand, exactly one time each.\r<BR>\n" );
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