Use the distributive property to expand and factor simple linear expressions.
Expand with distribution
Problem
Use the distributive property to expand \(3(x~+~4)\).
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Think of the outside factor as counting three identical copies of everything inside the parentheses. That means it creates one product with the variable term and another with the constant term. Keeping both products is what makes the expanded expression equivalent to the original group.
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