Question

Distributive Property to find (a+8)(a-3)

Answer 1

`a^(2) + 5a -24`

Explanation:

For the distributive property, it is like multiplying each term by the other whole group.

For this problem we can set it up like this:

a(a-3) + 8(a-3) =

a^2 - 3a + 8a - 24 =

a^2 + 5a - 24