6.1.2 Adding and Subtracting Polynomials (continued) Example 2 Art Application
In Example 2, Prof. Burger writes a polynomial expression to represent the perimeter of a rectangle. The Distributive Property is used to simplify the expression. Recall that by the Distributive Property, a ( b + c ) = ab + ac.
Example 3 Finding the Opposite of a Polynomial To find the opposite of a polynomial, multiply the polynomial by − 1, or write the opposite of each term in the polynomial.
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