Consider the sum 36+45 . use the distributive property to rewrite the sum as the product of a whole number other than 1 and a sum of two whole numbers. now do a different whole number from the one you just chose. can this be done in more than two ways?

No, we can not  write  in more than two ways.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that sum 36 +45

We have to write this sum in two different ways by using distributive property

Distributive property:

By using distributive property

Hence, the given sum can be write in two different ways as

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step-by-step explanation:

the orientation of the parabolas can easily be found by analysing the power of x and y and their signs. if x is squared , parabola opens up and also if its coefficient is negative it opens down. if y is squared , the parabola opens right and also if its coefficient is negative it opens left. however in order to do the above analysis our equation must be in standard form .

our parabola is

which is not standard form of any parabola . hence we square on both hand side and convert it into standard form.

hence we see that x is squared and its coefficient is non negative . there for it opens up.