Distributive Property and Factoring

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What is the Distributive Property?

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The Distributive Property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac. It allows you to multiply a single term by two or more terms inside a parenthesis.

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What is the Greatest Common Factor (GCF)?

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The GCF is the largest factor that two or more numbers or terms have in common.

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What is a coefficient?

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A coefficient is the number before a variable in an expression, indicating how many times the variable is multiplied.

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What does it mean to factor an expression?

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Factoring an expression means to break it down into simpler expressions that can be multiplied together to get the original expression.

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What is a term in mathematics?

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A term is a single mathematical expression that can be a number, a variable, or a combination of both, separated by addition or subtraction.

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What is a constant?

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A constant is a fixed value that does not change, such as the number 5 in the expression 3x + 5.

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What is a variable?

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A variable is a symbol, often a letter, that represents an unknown value in mathematical expressions or equations.