Summary of factor|s|ng 8|nom|a|s and o|ynom|a|s

O Jn trms of a po|ynom|a| av t sam var|ab|s ra|sd to t sam powrs t trms ar

ca||d s|m||ar or ||k trms L|k trms can b comb|nd to mak t po|ynom|a| as|r to da|
w|t
Lxamp|
roblem Comblne llke Lerms ln Lhe followlng
LquaLlon 3x
2
4y + 2x
2

SoluLlon 8earrange Lhe Lerms so lL ls easler Lo deal wlLh
3x
2
+ 2x
2
4y
Comblne Lhe llke Lerms
3x
2
4y
O robab|y t most |mportant k|nd of po|ynom|a| mu|t|p||cat|on tat you can |arn |s t
mu|t|p||cat|on of b|nom|a|s (po|ynom|a|s w|t two trms) An asy way to rmmbr ow
to mu|t|p|y b|nom|a|s |s t ICIL mtod w|c stands for f|rst outs|d |ns|d |ast
Lxamp|
roblem MulLlply (3xy + 2x)(x2 + 2xy2)
Slmpllfy Lhe answer
SoluLlon MulLlply Lhe flrsL Lerms of each blnomlal (l)
3xy * x
2
3x
3
y
MulLlply Lhe ouLslde Lerms of each blnomlal (C)
3xy * 2xy
2
6x2y
3

MulLlply Lhe lnslde Lerms of each blnomlal (l)
2x * x
2
2x
3

MulLlply Lhe lasL Lerms of each bl nomlal (L)
2x * 2xy
2
4x
2
y
2

?ou now have a polynomlal wlLh four Lerms
Comblne llke Lerms lf you can Lo geL a slmpllfled answer
1here are no llke Lerms so you have your flnal answer

3x
3
y + 6x
2
y
3
+ 2x
3
+ 4x
2
y
2