What's with

"Use the distributive property of multiplication"

instead of

"Multiply it out" ?

Is this the new New Math? Group Theory Demystified? or What?

Question

What's with 

"Use the distributive property of multiplication" 

instead of

"Multiply it out" ?

Is this the new New Math? Group Theory Demystified? or What?

anonymous · Answer

Just a little rant...:-)

anonymous · Answer

I think it is a general wordings by we people..

But according to Math, we should say Distributive Property..

anonymous · Answer

OK, I know it's correct but to me itsounds like 

'I have to run and catch my "mechanized red object with 4 wheels" aka a bus'

anonymous · Answer

Or , it's like saying , 0 +1 is {} + {{}}