Question

How do you use the distributive property to rewrite it in factored form `2x+6`?

Answer 1

`2x+6 = 2(x+3)`

Explanation:

The distributive property says:

`a*(b+c) = a*b+a*c`

in our case `a=2`, `b=x` and `c=3`

`2*(x+3) = 2*x+2*3 = 2x+6`