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Name the property 2(2x-3)=4x-6
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Name the property 2(2x-3)=4x-6
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Hey there!
It's the
distributive property
, which states that:
a(b + c) = ab + ac
And that's exactly what was used here. 2(2x - 3) was simplified to 2(2x) - 2(3)
= 4x - 3
Hope this helps!
Gowthaman M
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This property is called the
distributive property
, as the 2 is distributed to both 2x and -3
hope this helps
~Jeanne D'Arc
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