What is Multiplication of Monomials by Polynomials?
Krystal Villanueva
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2022-02-02
What is Multiplication of Monomials by Polynomials?
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Dzikowiec5wa
Beginner2022-02-03Added 13 answers
It works the same as with numbers. For numbers, you know that a(b+c) equals ab+ac.
For the same reason, if you have a monomial and you want to multiplicate it by a polynomial (which is a sum of monomials with some coefficients!), you follow the same rule.
For example, if your monomial is , and your polynomial is , the product is
you will calculate is as
, which is
rossegues03b
Beginner2022-02-04Added 11 answers
When multiplying polynomials, each term from one polynomial must be multiplied by each term of the other polynomial. Since each term in a polynomial is a monomial, multiplying polynomials becomes multiplying monomials. ... The factors are regrouped, and then multiplied.