How do you use the distributive property to factor #2k^2+4k#?
2 Answers
See the solution process below:
Explanation:
You can remove or factor
Explanation:
You look for things that are in both parts
Demonstrated by the following example
Consider
I chose to partition(split) 7 into 3+4
So
Mathematical convention allows me to write
Now this is the same as
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Using the example as a comparison to
Working backwards from this we have:
Example
Question
Example-factor out the 2
Question-factor out the
The