Simon Shirazi
Per 5 Alg 2
11/23/06
Math Essay
The distributive property is a method that was created a long time ago. It’s an algebra property which is used to multiply a single term and two or more terms inside a set of parentheses .It is a property that is taught in the beginning of algebra 1. It is taught along with the addition property and subtraction property and others. Unlike the addition property and the subtraction property, the distributive property isn’t as easy as the other ones. If you don’t know the distributive property there are going to be a lot of troubles for you in the future, because it is used in algebra 2 and geometry and all the other math levels. It is a property that you must know.
Created by the Greeks, the distributive property helps take equations out of the parenthesis. It starts out with an equation in parenthesis. Out side of this equation with a parenthesis is a regular number such as three. You then multiply that outside number which in this situation is a three to each of the numbers in the parenthesis. After doing this the equation is now out of the parenthesis and it is combined with the number out of the parenthesis. After doing so all you have to do is solve the equation. The distributive property is not difficult at all.
5(2x + 8)
In the following equation on the top, the two x and the eight are in the parenthesis, and the five is in the outside. As I said in the previous paragraph, the thing you have to do is multiply the outside number out of the parenthesis and multiplying it by the numbers inside the parenthesis. In this equation, you would first multiply the outside number which is five, and multiply it by the first number in parenthesis which is two x. Then multiply the five by the next number which is eight. After your done just solve the equation. That’s it, with some practice it can be very easy.
2006-11-27 17:13:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
So, Simon, your math teacher is Christina Aguilera? Damn....!
2006-11-27 17:24:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
looks good you're on a roll
2006-11-27 17:39:46 · answer #2 · answered by KT 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is not a question. Do you have one?
2006-11-27 17:24:49 · answer #3 · answered by Philo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋