Equivalent Expressions - Distributive Property (3a)

Explore the relationship between two different formulas, a(b+c) and a(b) + c. The expression a(b+c) is shown in both expanded and factored form. The expressions are evaluated using the lattice multiplication method. Sliders change the value of each variable.

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Designed by Pam Buffington and Peter Tierney-Fife of EDC in Maine. Created by Peter Tierney-Fife with GeoGebra.
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This resource was produced as part of a Maine International Center for Digital Learning (MICDL) project designed to examine the use of open educational resources to support K-12 teaching and learning. The project was supported in large part by a grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

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Last modified: Friday, 20 February 2009, 9:48 AM