1 section 1.8 multiplication of algebraic expressions
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Section 1.8
Multiplication of Algebraic Expressions
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I. Multiplying Monomials
• Multiply the numerical coefficients; then multiply the literal numbers (variables) using the properties of exponents.
2 84 3 2x x
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2a b ab c
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II. Multiplying Monomial by Multinomial
• Use the distributive property and properties of exponents
• Watch out for a negative coefficient in front of the parentheses.
2 25 3 16xy x xy y
2 5a a
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III. Multiplying Binomial by Binomial
• Use the distributive property twice (FOIL)
28 5 4 3x x m
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IV. Multiplying Binomial by Trinomial
• Use the distributive property to multiply each term of the binomial by each term of the trinomial.
2 25 3 3 2a c a ac c