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According to the distributive property which is a way to rewrite the algebraic expression (3x-1) (x-4) ?

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Answered by GPT-4o mini
To rewrite the algebraic expression \((3x - 1)(x - 4)\) using the distributive property, you'll need to distribute each term in the first parentheses to each term in the second parentheses. Here’s how it works step-by-step:

1. **Distribute \(3x\) to both terms in \(x - 4\)**:
- \(3x \cdot x = 3x^2\)
- \(3x \cdot -4 = -12x\)

2. **Distribute \(-1\) to both terms in \(x - 4\)**:
- \(-1 \cdot x = -x\)
- \(-1 \cdot -4 = 4\)

Now, combine all the terms together:

\[
3x^2 - 12x - x + 4
\]

Next, combine like terms (\(-12x - x\)):

\[
3x^2 - 13x + 4
\]

Thus, the expression \((3x - 1)(x - 4)\) rewritten using the distributive property is:

\[
3x^2 - 13x + 4
\]

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