SOLUTION: I need to understand distributive property. I am confused about how to do it.

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Question 352742: I need to understand distributive property. I am confused about how to do it.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Forward: You distribute a to each term inside the parentheses.
a%28b%2Bc-d-e%5E2%29=%28a%2Ab%2Ba%2Ac-a%2Ad-a%2Ae%5E2%29
Backward: All the terms have x in common you can pull it out of the parentheses.
10x%5E2%2B3xy-xz%2Bx=x%2810x%2B3y-z%2B1%29