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Elementary Algebra Drill 2: Problem 2. Can you find the product?
- Elementary Algebra / Factoring polynomials
- Product Type / ACT Math
- Foreign Language / Arabic Subtitled
- Foreign Language / Korean Subtitled
- Foreign Language / Chinese Subtitled
- Foreign Language / Spanish Subtitled
- Mathematics and Statistics Assessment / Quadratic and Other Polynomial Expressions, and Functions
- Number and Quantity / Perform arithmetic operations with complex numbers
- Number and Quantity / Use complex numbers in polynomial identities and equations
- Number and Quantity / Perform arithmetic operations with complex numbers
- Number and Quantity / Use complex numbers in polynomial identities and equations
- Elementary Algebra / Understanding algebraic operations
Transcript
- 00:03
Do you hear the people Shmoop. Oh Great Song.
- 00:06
Multiply: the quantity 4a plus b times the quantity 3a plus b.
- 00:12
And here are the potential answers
- 00:17
Ok, Very straightforward distribution problem in the form of: a times c plus b times c plus
- 00:24
a times d plus b times d.
Full Transcript
- 00:29
Okay, here we go, 4a times 3a is 12a squared plus 3ab plus 4ab, which is 7ab plus b
- 00:40
times b which is b squared.
- 00:43
So the answer is 12a squared plus 7ab plus b squared.
- 00:47
Boom there we go. The Answer is B.
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