M
ATH
9
S
ECTION
5.5
M
ULTIPLYING
& D
IVIDING
A
P
OLYNOMIAL
WITH
A
C
ONSTANT
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When a number “
n
” is placed in front of a bracket, you are
adding the values inside the bracket “n” number of times
Another method for simplifying the expression is to use the
“Distributive Rule”. Multiply each term in the brackets by
the number in front
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E
X
#1) S
IMPLIFY
THE
EXPRESSIONS
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When a negative number is in front, it means how many
groups you are taking away. Overall, the distributive rule
still apply
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E
X
#2) S
IMPLIFY
THE
EXPRESSIONS
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II) D
IVIDING
P
OLYNOMIALS
When a polynomial is divided by a constant, simplify by
dividing each term by the constant
Overall the distributive rule still apply
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E
X
#2) S
IMPLIFY
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E
X
: M
ATCH
EACH
EXPRESSION
ON
THE
LEFT
WITH
THE
CORRECT
MODEL
ON
THE
RIGHT
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H
OMEWORK
:
P246 #3,5,6,11,13,15,17,18,22
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