Rewrite the expression 2(x + 5) using the Distributive Property.

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ehidna [41]2 years ago

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Answer:

2x + 10

Step-by-step explanation:

To expand (using the distributive property) multiply the number outside the bracket i.e. in this case '2', with the values inside the brackets.

So multiply '2' and 'x' and '2' and 5' and add or subtract on basis of whether the second value is positive or negative.

2(x + 5)

= (2*x)+(2*5)

=2x+10

extention note: be careful when the symbol within the equation within the brackets is a subtraction because it implies that the second value would instead be a negative number and should be treated as such.

an example

2(x-5)

= (2*x)+(2*-5)

=2x -10

Anyhow, I hope this helped!

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