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It's the area of a triangle. one half× base×heighy3in 4in is the base 5in

It's the area of a triangle. one half× base×heighy3in 4in is the base 5in-example-1
User Parag Bhayani
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Distributive property states:


\begin{gathered} a(b+c)=ab+ac \\ \end{gathered}

Therefore:


3(4+5)=3(4)+3(5)

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