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6.3E: Exercises

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Practice Makes Perfect

Multiply a Polynomial by a Monomial

In the following exercises, multiply.

Exercise 6.3E.1

4(w+10)

Answer

4w+40

Exercise 6.3E.2

6(b+8)

Exercise 6.3E.3

−3(a+7)

Answer

−3a−21

Exercise 6.3E.4

−5(p+9)

Exercise 6.3E.5

2(x−7)

Answer

2x−14

Exercise 6.3E.6

7(y−4)

Exercise 6.3E.7

−3(k−4)

Answer

−3k+12

Exercise 6.3E.8

−8(j−5)

Exercise 6.3E.9

q(q+5)

Answer

q2+5q

Exercise 6.3E.10

k(k+7)

Exercise 6.3E.11

−b(b+9)

Answer

b29b

Exercise 6.3E.12

−y(y+3)

Exercise 6.3E.13

−x(x−10)

Answer

x2+10x

Exercise 6.3E.14

−p(p−15)

Exercise 6.3E.15

6r(4r+s)

Answer

24r2+6rs

Exercise 6.3E.16

5c(9c+d)

Exercise 6.3E.17

12x(x−10)

Answer

12x2120x

Exercise 6.3E.18

9m(m−11)

Exercise 6.3E.19

−9a(3a+5)

Answer

27a245a

Exercise 6.3E.20

−4p(2p+7)

Exercise 6.3E.21

3(p2+10p+25)

Answer

3p2+30p+75

Exercise 6.3E.22

6(y2+8y+16)

Exercise 6.3E.23

8x(x2+2x15)

Answer

8x316x2+120x

Exercise 6.3E.24

5t(t2+3t18)

Exercise 6.3E.25

5q3(q32q+6)

Answer

5q610q4+30q3

Exercise 6.3E.26

4x3(x43x+7)

Exercise 6.3E.27

8y(y2+2y15)

Answer

8y316y2+120y

Exercise 6.3E.28

5m(m2+3m18)

Exercise 6.3E.29

5q3(q22q+6)

Answer

5q510q4+30q3

Exercise 6.3E.30

9r3(r23r+5)

Exercise 6.3E.31

4z2(3z2+12z1)

Answer

12z448z3+4z2

Exercise 6.3E.32

3x2(7x2+10x1)

Exercise 6.3E.33

(2m9)m

Answer

2m29m

Exercise 6.3E.34

(8j1)j

Exercise 6.3E.35

(w6)8

Answer

8w48

Exercise 6.3E.36

(k4)5

Exercise 6.3E.37

4(x+10)

Answer

4x+40

Exercise 6.3E.38

6(y+8)

Exercise 6.3E.39

15(r−24)

Answer

15r−360

Exercise 6.3E.40

12(v−30)

Exercise 6.3E.41

−3(m+11)

Answer

−3m−33

Exercise 6.3E.42

−4(p+15)

Exercise 6.3E.43

−8(z−5)

Answer

−8z+40

Exercise 6.3E.44

−3(x−9)

Exercise 6.3E.45

u(u+5)

Answer

u2+5u

Exercise 6.3E.46

q(q+7)

Exercise 6.3E.47

n(n23n)

Answer

n33n2

Exercise 6.3E.48

s(s26s)

Exercise 6.3E.49

6x(4x+y)

Answer

24x2+6xy

Exercise 6.3E.50

5a(9a+b)

Exercise 6.3E.51

5p(11p−5q)

Answer

55p225pq

Exercise 6.3E.52

12u(3u4v)

Exercise 6.3E.53

3(v2+10v+25)

Answer

3v2+30v+75

Exercise 6.3E.54

6(x2+8x+16)

Exercise 6.3E.55

2n(4n24n+1)

Answer

8n38n2+2n

Exercise 6.3E.56

3r(2r26r+2)

Exercise 6.3E.57

8y(y2+2y15)

Answer

8y316y2+120y

Exercise 6.3E.58

5m(m2+3m18)

Exercise 6.3E.59

5q3(q22q+6)

Answer

5q510q4+30q3

Exercise 6.3E.60

9r3(r23r+5)

Exercise 6.3E.61

4z2(3z2+12z1)

Answer

12z448z3+4z2

Exercise 6.3E.62

3x2(7x2+10x1)

Exercise 6.3E.63

(2y9)y

Answer

18y29y

Exercise 6.3E.64

(8b1)b

Multiply a Binomial by a Binomial

In the following exercises, multiply the following binomials using: ⓐ the Distributive Property ⓑ the FOIL method ⓒ the Vertical Method.

Exercise 6.3E.65

(w+5)(w+7)

Answer

w2+12w+35

Exercise 6.3E.66

(y+9)(y+3)

Exercise 6.3E.67

(p+11)(p−4)

Answer

p2+7p44

Exercise 6.3E.68

(q+4)(q−8)

In the following exercises, multiply the binomials. Use any method.

Exercise 6.3E.69

(x+8)(x+3)

Answer

x2+11x+24

Exercise 6.3E.70

(y+7)(y+4)

Exercise 6.3E.71

(y−6)(y−2)

Answer

y28y+12

Exercise 6.3E.72

(x−7)(x−2)

Exercise 6.3E.73

(w−4)(w+7)

Answer

w2+3w28

Exercise 6.3E.74

(q5)(q+8)

Exercise 6.3E.75

(p+12)(p−5)

Answer

p2+7p60

Exercise 6.3E.76

(m+11)(m−4)

Exercise 6.3E.77

(6p+5)(p+1)

Answer

6p2+11p+5

Exercise 6.3E.78

(7m+1)(m+3)

Exercise 6.3E.79

(2t−9)(10t+1)

Answer

20t288t9

Exercise 6.3E.80

(3r−8)(11r+1)

Exercise 6.3E.81

(5x−y)(3x−6)

Answer

15x23xy30x+6y

Exercise 6.3E.82

(10a−b)(3a−4)

Exercise 6.3E.83

(a+b)(2a+3b)

Answer

2a2+5ab+3b2

Exercise 6.3E.84

(r+s)(3r+2s)

Exercise 6.3E.85

(4z−y)(z−6)

Answer

4z224zzy+6y

Exercise 6.3E.86

(5x−y)(x−4)

Exercise 6.3E.87

(x2+3)(x+2)

Answer

x3+2x2+3x+6

Exercise 6.3E.88

(y24)(y+3)

Exercise 6.3E.89

(x2+8)(x25)

Answer

x4+3x240

Exercise 6.3E.90

(y27)(y24)

Exercise 6.3E.91

(5ab−1)(2ab+3)

Answer

10a2b2+13ab3

Exercise 6.3E.92

(2xy+3)(3xy+2)

Exercise 6.3E.93

(6pq−3)(4pq−5)

Answer

24p2q242pq+15

Exercise 6.3E.94

(3rs−7)(3rs−4)

Multiply a Trinomial by a Binomial

In the following exercises, multiply using ⓐ the Distributive Property ⓑ the Vertical Method.

Exercise 6.3E.95

(x+5)(x2+4x+3)

Answer

x3+9x2+23x+15

Exercise 6.3E.96

(u+4)(u2+3u+2)

Exercise 6.3E.97

(y+8)(4y2+y7)

Answer

4y3+33y2+y56

Exercise 6.3E.98

(a+10)(3a2+a5)

In the following exercises, multiply. Use either method.

Exercise 6.3E.99

(w7)(w29w+10)

Answer

w316w2+73w70

Exercise 6.3E.100

(p4)(p26p+9)

Exercise 6.3E.101

(3q+1)(q24q5)

Answer

3q311q219q5

Exercise 6.3E.102

(6r+1)(r27r9)

Mixed Practice

Exercise 6.3E.103

(10y−6)+(4y−7)

Answer

14y−13

Exercise 6.3E.104

(15p−4)+(3p−5)

Exercise 6.3E.105

(x24x34)(x2+7x6)

Answer

−11x−28

Exercise 6.3E.106

(j28j27)(j2+2j12)

Exercise 6.3E.107

5q(3q26q+11)

Answer

15q330q2+55q

Exercise 6.3E.108

8t(2t25t+6)

Exercise 6.3E.109

(s−7)(s+9)

Answer

s2+2s63

Exercise 6.3E.110

(x−5)(x+13)

Exercise 6.3E.111

(y22y)(y+1)

Answer

y3y22y

Exercise 6.3E.112

(a23a)(4a+5)

Exercise 6.3E.113

(3n4)(n2+n7)

Answer

3n3n225n+28

Exercise 6.3E.114

(6k1)(k2+2k4)

Exercise 6.3E.115

(7p+10)(7p10)

Answer

49p2100

Exercise 6.3E.116

(3y+8)(3y−8)

Exercise 6.3E.117

(4m23m7)m2

Answer

4m43m37m2

Exercise 6.3E.118

(15c24c+5)c4

Exercise 6.3E.119

(5a+7b)(5a+7b)

Answer

25a2+70ab+49b2

Exercise 6.3E.120

(3x−11y)(3x−11y)

Exercise 6.3E.121

(4y+12z)(4y−12z)

Answer

16y2144z2

Everyday Math

Exercise 6.3E.122

Mental math You can use binomial multiplication to multiply numbers without a calculator. Say you need to multiply 13 times 15. Think of 13 as 10+3 and 15 as 10+5.

  1. Multiply (10+3)(10+5) by the FOIL method.
  2. Multiply 13·15 without using a calculator.
  3. Which way is easier for you? Why?
Exercise 6.3E.123

Mental math You can use binomial multiplication to multiply numbers without a calculator. Say you need to multiply 18 times 17. Think of 18 as 20−2 and 17 as 20−3.

  1. Multiply (20−2)(20−3) by the FOIL method.
  2. Multiply 18·17 without using a calculator.
  3. Which way is easier for you? Why?
Answer
  1. 306
  2. 306
  3. Answers will vary.

Writing Exercises

Exercise 6.3E.124

Which method do you prefer to use when multiplying two binomials: the Distributive Property, the FOIL method, or the Vertical Method? Why?

Exercise 6.3E.125

Which method do you prefer to use when multiplying a trinomial by a binomial: the Distributive Property or the Vertical Method? Why?

Answer

Answers will vary.

Exercise 6.3E.126

Multiply the following:

(x+2)(x2)(y+7)(y7)(w+5)(w5)

Explain the pattern that you see in your answers.

Exercise 6.3E.127

Multiply the following:

(m3)(m+3)(n10)(n+10)(p8)(p+8)

Explain the pattern that you see in your answers.

Answer

Answers may vary.

Exercise 6.3E.128

Multiply the following:

(p+3)(p+3)(q+6)(q+6)(r+1)(r+1)

Explain the pattern that you see in your answers.

Exercise 6.3E.129

Multiply the following:

(x4)(x4)(y1)(y1)(z7)(z7)

Explain the pattern that you see in your answers.

Answer

Answers may vary.

Self Check

a. After completing the exercises, use this checklist to evaluate your mastery of the objectives of this section.

This is a table that has four rows and four columns. In the first row, which is a header row, the cells read from left to right “I can…,” “Confidently,” “With some help,” and “No-I don’t get it!” The first column below “I can…” reads “multiply a polynomial by a monomial,” “multiply a binomial by a binomial,” and “multiply a trinomial by a binomial.” The rest of the cells are blank.

b. What does this checklist tell you about your mastery of this section? What steps will you take to improve?


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