Multiplying Polynomials

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What is a polynomial?

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What does it mean to multiply polynomials?

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Multiplying polynomials involves using the distributive property to combine each term in one polynomial with each term in another polynomial.

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What is the distributive property?

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What is a quadratic polynomial?

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How do you write a polynomial in standard form?

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What is the generic rectangle method for multiplying polynomials?

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The generic rectangle is a visual tool used to organize the multiplication of polynomials. Each side of the rectangle represents a polynomial, and the area of each section represents the product of the terms.

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Multiply: (x + 3)(x + 2)

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Multiply: (2x - 1)(3x + 4)

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Multiply: 5(3x + 2)

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