Question

Use the Distributive Property to simplify the expression. (10 + 4 y) 1/2

Answer 1

I believe the answer to be 5+2y

Answer 2

The distrbutive property means that you apply the number outside the parenthesis to every term inside the parethesis. In this case, you would multiply 10 and 4y by 1/2.

(10+4y)1/2
=10*1/2+4y*1/2
=5+2y

The answer is 5+2y

Hope this helps!