Vocabulary
How many terms are in a trinomial?
Three
(7x+4)-(5x+8)
2x-4
(3x+1)(2x+3)
6x2+12x+3
Simplify: (3x2)(-2x3)
-6x5
(2x-5)(3x+2)
6x2-4x-10
Y varies directly as x. When y=12, x=-2. What is y when x=3? Formula: y=kx
y=-18
Like terms need to have...(two things!!)
1. Same variables 2. Same exponents
Ms. Waters wants to know how many desks can fit in her classroom next year. The length of her classroom is x+5 ft and the width of her classroom is x-4 ft. What is the area of her classroom? Area = lw
x2+x-20 square ft