Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 1 - Section 1.1 - Real Numbers - 1.1 Exercises - Page 10: 22

Answer

5(x + y)

Work Step by Step

Using the distributive property, we know that multiplying a number, like 5, by two terms (x and y) individually and then adding the result is the same as multiplying 5 by the sum of x and y. Thus, knowing that both x and y and multiplied by 5, we can rewrite the expression using the distributive property like this: 5x + 5y = 5(x + y)
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