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Simplifying Algebraic Expressions-Multiplication

1) The document discusses simplifying algebraic expressions using multiplication and the distributive property. 2) It provides examples of multiplying terms with variables like 4(3x), -8(5x^2), and 3x^2y^4(2x^3y^7). 3) There are practice problems for students to simplify expressions using addition, subtraction, and multiplication, including using the distributive property to factorize expressions like 2x + 4 and 3x^2 + 9x.

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Simplifying Algebraic Expressions-Multiplication

1) The document discusses simplifying algebraic expressions using multiplication and the distributive property. 2) It provides examples of multiplying terms with variables like 4(3x), -8(5x^2), and 3x^2y^4(2x^3y^7). 3) There are practice problems for students to simplify expressions using addition, subtraction, and multiplication, including using the distributive property to factorize expressions like 2x + 4 and 3x^2 + 9x.

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Simplifying Algebraic Expressions

Multiplication & the Distributive


Property
Prior Knowledge (Addition & Subtraction by Combining Like Terms)
1) 5x + 2y y 2) 7x2 8x + 10 -4x2
4y

3) 2(x 3)

4) 3x + 7

NOTES (MULTIPLYING WITH VARIABLES)


4(3x) _________
________

-8(5x2) _______

5x (2x) ________
-4p2(2p3)_______
5c (c4 + 2) _______

3x2 y4 (2x3 y7) ________


_________

9(-4y3) _______

p(2)

2(y + 4) ____________

-8pz3 c (3p3 zc2) _________

yyy2y6

Rules for Multiplying Algebraic


Expressions

SIMPLIFYING EXPRESSIONS PRACTICE (includes addition/subtraction


and multiplication)
1)

2m + 8 m

2)

-11 + 9 + 15y + 6

3)

4 (b 2)

4)

-7 (6 2c)

5)

x (x + 4)

6)

yyy y

7)

(x - 5) 12

8)

2x4y -3x3y2

9)

x3 (7x2 + 4x 9)

10) -3 + 14m2 + 2m 11m2


11) 3x + 7 + 11 - 6
12) -5p3 (2p 6)
12) 2 + 3y + 5m
14) 6p + 8 6p
15) p4 2p7 p
16) 6 (7 t)
17) 2x (-x3 + 5x2 + 11x 8)

WHAT COULD THE FACTORS BE?

Use the distributive property to create factors for

each question.

18) 2x + 4
19) 3x2 + 9x
20) 5x 20
21) 12x + 18

could be
could be

2(x + 2)

3(x2 + 3x)

or

or

(4x + 8)

3x(x + 3)

22) 21x2 + 35x


23) x4 + 5x2 + 3x

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