Prove A.(B+C) = (A.B)+(A.C) <Boolean Algebra>

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Most of the results on google happily prove A+(B.C) = (A+B).(A+C), which is that OR is distributive (over AND).

But as part of their proof, they use the law that AND is distributive (over OR), namely that
A.(B+C) = (A.B)+(A.C) which I can't seem to find any algebraic proof for.

So are there any ways to prove this law without using a truth table or venn diagram?
 
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