Simplify a Polynomial - Distribute and then Combine Like Terms - Algebra - fwk - TryThis02-0204

The properties of real numbers are very important in our study of Algebra. These properties can be applied in Algebra because a variable is simply a letter that represents a real number. The distributive property is one that we apply often when simplifying algebraic expressions. Given real numbers a, b, c: a(b + c) = ab + ac