2.6 Distributive Property
Objectives
SWBAT:
• Use the distributive property
• Simplify expressions by combining like terms
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Distributive Property
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Example: Area Model
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Examples of the Distributive Property
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Using the Distributive Property
• ­ 3 (x + 4)
• (y + 5)(­ 4)
"distributing a negative"
• ­ (6 – 3 x)
• (x – 1) (­ 9x)
• 4x ­ (2x + 8)
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Simplifying By Combining Like Terms
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Examples
• 8x + 4x = 12 x
• 5x ² + 2 ­ x ² = 4x ² + 2
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• 3x ­ 2 (4 + x) = 3x – 8 – 2x
= x ­ 8
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Practice
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HW
p. 103 # 26 – 48 (even)
p. 104 # 52, 54, 58, 60; 61 ­ 69 (odd)
p. 105 # 80, 81
p. 106 # 91
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