Apply the distributive property to generate an expression equivalent to 8 (3 + j)

To apply the distributive property to the expression 8(3 + j), we distribute the 8 to both terms inside the parentheses:

8 * 3 + 8 * j

This simplifies to:

24 + 8j

So, the expression equivalent to 8(3 + j) is 24 + 8j.