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McGraw Hill Integrated II, 2012

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5. Using the Distributive Property

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Exercise 77 Page 42

Apply the Distributive Property.

z^2-9z+8

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We want to simplify the expression by multiplying the binomials. To do so, we will apply the Distributive Property.

(z-1)(z-8)

Distribute (z-1)

z(z-1)-8(z-1)

Distribute z

z^2 - z -8(z-1)

Distribute - 8

z^2 - z - 8z + 8

Subtract terms

z^2 - 9z + 8

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Exercises p.39-42