How to multiply a monomial by a polynomial - PSAT Math
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If you have a rectangle with a width of 
and a length of 
, what is the area of the rectangle?
If you have a rectangle with a width of
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To find the area of a rectangle, multiply the length times the width. Therefore, you must multiply 
times 
. To do that, you must multiply the monomial times each part of the trinomial, like so:
To find the area of a rectangle, multiply the length times the width. Therefore, you must multiply
Find the product:
Find the product:
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Use the distributive property:
Simplify: don't forget to use the rules of multiplying exponents (add them)
Use the distributive property:
Simplify: don't forget to use the rules of multiplying exponents (add them)
Find the product:
Find the product:
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Find the product:
Use the distributive property:
When multiplying variables with exponents, add the exponents:
Find the product:
Use the distributive property:
When multiplying variables with exponents, add the exponents:
Find the product:
Find the product:
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Find the product:
Use the distributive property:
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Use the distributive property:
If you have a rectangle with a width of and a length of , what is the area of the rectangle?
If you have a rectangle with a width of
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To find the area of a rectangle, multiply the length times the width. Therefore, you must multiply times . To do that, you must multiply the monomial times each part of the trinomial, like so:
To find the area of a rectangle, multiply the length times the width. Therefore, you must multiply
Find the product:
Find the product:
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Use the distributive property:
Simplify: don't forget to use the rules of multiplying exponents (add them)
Use the distributive property:
Simplify: don't forget to use the rules of multiplying exponents (add them)
Find the product:
Find the product:
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Find the product:
Use the distributive property:
When multiplying variables with exponents, add the exponents:
Find the product:
Use the distributive property:
When multiplying variables with exponents, add the exponents:
Find the product:
Find the product:
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Find the product:
Use the distributive property:
Find the product:
Use the distributive property:
If you have a rectangle with a width of and a length of , what is the area of the rectangle?
If you have a rectangle with a width of
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To find the area of a rectangle, multiply the length times the width. Therefore, you must multiply times . To do that, you must multiply the monomial times each part of the trinomial, like so:
To find the area of a rectangle, multiply the length times the width. Therefore, you must multiply
Find the product:
Find the product:
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Use the distributive property:
Simplify: don't forget to use the rules of multiplying exponents (add them)
Use the distributive property:
Simplify: don't forget to use the rules of multiplying exponents (add them)
Find the product:
Find the product:
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Find the product:
Use the distributive property:
When multiplying variables with exponents, add the exponents:
Find the product:
Use the distributive property:
When multiplying variables with exponents, add the exponents:
Find the product:
Find the product:
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Find the product:
Use the distributive property:
Find the product:
Use the distributive property:
If you have a rectangle with a width of and a length of , what is the area of the rectangle?
If you have a rectangle with a width of
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To find the area of a rectangle, multiply the length times the width. Therefore, you must multiply times . To do that, you must multiply the monomial times each part of the trinomial, like so:
To find the area of a rectangle, multiply the length times the width. Therefore, you must multiply
Find the product:
Find the product:
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Use the distributive property:
Simplify: don't forget to use the rules of multiplying exponents (add them)
Use the distributive property:
Simplify: don't forget to use the rules of multiplying exponents (add them)
Find the product:
Find the product:
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Find the product:
Use the distributive property:
When multiplying variables with exponents, add the exponents:
Find the product:
Use the distributive property:
When multiplying variables with exponents, add the exponents:
Find the product:
Find the product:
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Find the product:
Use the distributive property:
Find the product:
Use the distributive property:
If you have a rectangle with a width of and a length of , what is the area of the rectangle?
If you have a rectangle with a width of
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To find the area of a rectangle, multiply the length times the width. Therefore, you must multiply times . To do that, you must multiply the monomial times each part of the trinomial, like so:
To find the area of a rectangle, multiply the length times the width. Therefore, you must multiply
Find the product:
Find the product:
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Use the distributive property:
Simplify: don't forget to use the rules of multiplying exponents (add them)
Use the distributive property:
Simplify: don't forget to use the rules of multiplying exponents (add them)
Find the product:
Find the product:
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Find the product:
Use the distributive property:
When multiplying variables with exponents, add the exponents:
Find the product:
Use the distributive property:
When multiplying variables with exponents, add the exponents:
Find the product:
Find the product:
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Find the product:
Use the distributive property:
Find the product:
Use the distributive property: