You stinkin' monomials are never satisfied!! The expressions are always simpler on the other side, huh?! HEY!! WATCH OUT FOR THAT COEFFICIENT!!(ha - made you look!)
Ah-hah!! It's about time someone had trouble with #28. There is a little trick to this one (as much as I hate little tricks). First, re-write the polynomial in descending order of degree, THEN FACTOR OUT -1 FROM THE POLYNOMIAL. This should leave you with (-1)(7x^2 - 34x - 5) and now you should be able to use the box method to find your answer. The last part of this "trick" is to realize that the (-1) remains as one of your factors. You can't just factor it out and throw it away.
THAT was almost as much fun as finding the money egg, eh?!
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ReplyDeletefor 17 and 18 i did distributive property by accident so i am doing an area model for 25 and 26 is this ok?
ReplyDeleteFine by me... although the best thing to do at this point is to do each problem two ways, just for practice and , of course, FUN!!
ReplyDeletebut if monominals unite they won't be monominals anymore.right? because they would become polynomials.
ReplyDeleteYou stinkin' monomials are never satisfied!! The expressions are always simpler on the other side, huh?! HEY!! WATCH OUT FOR THAT COEFFICIENT!!(ha - made you look!)
ReplyDeleteWas the homework for Friday problem set 10A? I was sick :(
ReplyDeleteHi Kate, the hw due for Tues is as follows:
ReplyDeletehw #10-5 Due Tues Apr 6
pg 538 #22-28
I recommend that you do it on Sunday or Monday so that it is "fresh" for Tuesday.
Hope you're feeling better! Enjoy the rest of your break!
Mr. C.
A teacher asking us to save homework for the last minute?! :0
ReplyDeleteI am having trouble with #28
ReplyDeleteAND HAPPY EASTER
Ah-hah!! It's about time someone had trouble with #28. There is a little trick to this one (as much as I hate little tricks). First, re-write the polynomial in descending order of degree, THEN FACTOR OUT -1 FROM THE POLYNOMIAL. This should leave you with (-1)(7x^2 - 34x - 5) and now you should be able to use the box method to find your answer. The last part of this "trick" is to realize that the (-1) remains as one of your factors. You can't just factor it out and throw it away.
ReplyDeleteTHAT was almost as much fun as finding the money egg, eh?!
Mr. C.