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(2 + y) By? - 2y3 ) = y? (By? - 2y3 ) + y 3y2 - 2y3) is an example of:

A. The distributive property.
B. Multiplying two trinomials.
C. FOIL.
D. Vertical multiplication.

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Final answer:

The expression (2 + y)(By? - 2y3) = y(By? - 2y3) + y(3y2 - 2y3) is an example of the distributive property in algebra.

Step-by-step explanation:

The expression (2 + y)(By? - 2y3) = y(By? - 2y3) + y(3y2 - 2y3) is an example of the distributive property in algebra.

The distributive property states that when you multiply a number (or in this case, a variable expression) by a sum or difference, you can distribute the multiplication to each term inside the parentheses.

In this example, we distribute the multiplication of (2 + y) to each term inside the parentheses, resulting in the expression on the right-hand side of the equation.

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