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How Do You Multiply Binomials Using the Distributive Property?

Multiply the binomials 8x+4 and 2x+5 using the distributive property.

Summary

  1. 8x+5 is one binomial, and 2x+5 is the other binomial
  2. We want to take the second binomial and multiply it by each term in the first
  3. Now we want to take the monomials in front of each 2x+5 and distribute those as well
  4. After we've multiplied everything together, we can simplify by combing like terms

Notes

    1. We want to take the second binomial and multiply it by each term in the first
    1. Now we want to take the monomials in front of each 2x+5 and distribute those as well
    1. The '40x' and '8x' are the only terms that are like each other, so they can be combined together and simplified!