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4 years ago

Use the distributive property to simplify the expression 5(3 +x) – 2

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Anna007 [38]4 years ago

7 0

Hello!

Answer: 5x+13

Explanation:

Distributive property: → $a(b+c)=ab+ac$

Expand the form.

$5(3+x)$

multiply by 5*3.

$5*3=15$

$=15+5x$

$15+5x-2$

Simplify by equation or expand.

$15+5x-2=5x+13$

Hope this helps!

insens350 [35]4 years ago

4 0

5(3 +x) – 2 = (5+3)*(5+x)

(8-2)*(5x-2)

6*5x-2

this Is what I came up with.

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$\displaystyle \lim_{n\to\infty} \left(\frac n{3n-1}\right)^{n-1}$

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$\dfrac n{3n-1} = \dfrac13 \cdot \dfrac n{n-9} = \dfrac13 \cdot \dfrac{(n-9)+9}{n-9} = \dfrac13 \cdot \left(1 + \dfrac9{n-9}\right)$

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$\displaystyle e = \lim_{n\to\infty} \left(1+\frac1n\right)^n$

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