Math Reviewer
Math Reviewer
Note: If you use the phrases: than, to/into, and from you have to reverse what the given number
was said first and what was next to it.
Monomial = 1 term
● example: 7y
Binomial = 2 terms
● example: 6y+22
Trinomial = 3 terms
● example: 9y+3/z-2
Multinomial = 4 or more terms
● example: 7xy9yz+6zx7
● -2 raised to 2 = -4
● -8 times -2 = 16
= 3(-4)+16+7
= -12+16+7
= 35
Multiplication:
Monomial to Monomial
● 3y(-2y)
1.) Identify the sign
2.) Multiply the number
3.) Copy the Variable
- If the variable is like, then add the degree/exponent.
= 3(-2) is -6
= y(y) is y^2
- The exponent of both y’s is 1, so if we add it together, the sum will be 2
3y(-2y) = -6y^2
Monomial to Binomial/Polynomial
● 3y(-2y^2+6y-2)
1.) Distribute 3y to each term
3y(-2y^2) 3y(6y) 3y(-2)
= -6y^3+18y^2-6y
Binomial to Binomial
- Multiplying binomial terms means multiplying two expressions, each containing two terms.
To do this, you can use the distributive property.
FOIL METHOD
F = First Terms
O = Outer Terms
I = Inner Terms
L = Last Terms
● (2x + 3)(4x - 5)
- First: Multiply the first terms of each binomial: (2x)(4x) = 8x^2
- Outer: Multiply the outer terms of each binomial: (2x)(-5) = -10x
- Inner: Multiply the inner terms of each binomial: (3)(4x) = 12x
- Last: Multiply the last terms of each binomial: (3)(-5) = -15
● (x+2)(x-4)
1. Multiply the first terms = x(x) is x^2
2. Add the last terms and copy the variable x = 2-4 is -2 and then copy the variable x, it will be
-2x
3. Multiply the last terms = 2(-4) is -8
4. Put it all together
= x^2-2x-8
Binomial to Polynomial
● (x+2)(3x^2-4x+1)
1. Distribute the first term of the binomial = x(3x^2) is 3x^3, x(-4x) is -4x^2, and x(1) is x
2. Distribute the last term of the binomial = 2(3x^2) is 6x^2, 2(-4x) is -8x, and 2(1) is 2
3. Combine = 3x^3 - 4x^2 + x
- 6x^2 - 8x + 2
4. Add 3x^3 + 2x^2 - 7x + 2
Polynomial to Polynomial
● (x^2 + 2x - 1)(2x^3 - 3x + 4)
1. Distribute the first term of the first polynomial = x^2(2x^3) is 2x^5, x^2(-3x) is -3x^3, and
x^2(4) is 4x^2
2. Distribute the second term of the first polynomial = 2x(2x^3) is 4x^4, 2x(-3) is -6x^2, and
2x(4) is 8x
3. Distribute the last term of the first polynomial = -1(2x^3) is -2x^3, -1(-3x) is 3x, and -1(4) is -
4
4. Combine = 2x^5 - 3x^3 + 4x^2
- 4x^4 - 6x^2 + 8x
- - 2x^3 + 3x - 4
5. Add = 2x^5 + 4x^4 - 5x^3 -2x^2+ 11x -4
Addition
Subtraction
● (3x^2+4x-2)-(x^2-2x+1)
1. Change the sign of the second polynomial = x^2 becomes -x^2, -2x becomes +2x,
and +1 becomes -1.
2. Change the operation = Subtraction turns into Addition
3. It will now become (3x^2+4x-2)-(-x^2+2x-1) then find like terms and add = (3x^2-x^2
is 2x^2), (4x+2x is 6x), and (-2-1 is -3)
4. Combine = 2x^2 + 6x - 3