Q 3 TB - Calculus

Question

Provide definition of Distributive property of multiplication over addition for real numbers.

Step-by-Step Solution

Answer

While multiplying a real number with sum of real numbers, the multiplication gets distributed over addition.

Given information

Real numbers

Defining the property

When the sum of real numbers is multiplied with another real number, the multiplication gets distributed over addition.

Let $a, b, c$ be three real numbers.

As per the distributive property of multiplication over addition:

$a*(b+c)=a*b+a*c$