Why is the distributive property important?
February 20th, 2023
The distributive property says that ##a(b+c)=a*b+a*c##
Without this you wouldn’t be able the expand expressions like:
##(x+1)(2x-4)## into
##x*2x+x*(-4)+1*2x+1*(-4)## and then
##2x^2-2x-4##
In other words, you would not be able to ‘clear the brackets’
