SOLUTION: i am doing factoring using the distributive property so i have a problem like this 7x+49

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Question 129549: i am doing factoring using the distributive property
so i have a problem like this
7x+49
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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Factor the binomial:
7x%2B49 Look for a common factor in each of the two terms. Since there is a factor of 7 in the first term, it would be convenient to see a factor of 7 in the second term. Well, 49 = 7*7, so...
7x%2B7%2A7 Now you can factor out a 7.
7%28x%2B7%29 ...and there it is.
Now to check the solution, you can apply the distributive property to your answer.
7%28x%2B7%29+=+7%2Ax%2B7%2A7=7x%2B49 and this is the original expression.