It depends on the equation, of course. Often you can open parentheses, and often this isn't necessary. Often you can use more than one method. Here is one example:2(x + 1) = 14
Here, you can open the parentheses and write the equation as:
2x + 2 = 14
However, you can just as well divide both sides of the equation by 2, to get rid of the 2 on the left, resulting in:
x + 1 = 7
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Yes, when there are parenthesis in an equation, you have to use the distibutive property.
Do you mean "equations involving exponential functions"? Yes,
multiply the whole equation by the number in the denominator
because it tells you that you need to do distribute that number to all the other numbers. if you didnt use it your would come out with the wrong answer... not all the time but in most cases your answer will be incorrect if you do not use the distributive property
1/x=c+1/b, solve for x x=c+b/1