Use the distributive property to write the sum as a product.
2x+2y
notice that 2 is a factor of each term. So, factor it out.
2(x+y)
4xy
4x+4y using the distribution of property to write the sun as a product
To use the distributive property to write the sum as a product, we need to factor out the common factor from each term.
In the expression 2x + 2y, the common factor is 2. Therefore, we can rewrite the expression as:
2(x + y)
This is the sum written as a product using the distributive property.