document.write( "Question 1156796: Task 2: Operations on Integers as Polynomials
\n" ); document.write( "Now that you have explored the similarities between integer multiplication and polynomial multiplication, you will examine the similarities between integer long division and polynomial long division.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "21
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Set up the problem.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Multiply the 2 of the 12 by 21.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Place a 0 below the 42, then multiply the 1 of the 12 by 21.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Add 42 and 210 to get the answer: 252.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Expanding each integer in the expression 21 × 12, the result is [(2 × 101) + (1 × 100)] × [(1 × 101) + (2 × 100)]. Replace the 10s with x’s and then multiply this expression using FOIL. Compare it with the normal integer multiplication method used above: How are they similar? Show your work.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "- i do not understand what they mean to replace the 10s with x's. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "....., Expanding each integer in the expression 21 × 12, the result is [(2 × 101) + (1 × 100)] × [(1 × 101) + (2 × 100)]. Replace the 10s with x’s and then multiply this expression using FOIL. Compare it with the normal integer multiplication method used above: How are they similar? Show your work.
\n" ); document.write( "- i do not understand what they mean to replace the 10s with x's.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Use x in place of 10 to show \"place value\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"21%2A12\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2820%2B1%29%2810%2B2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%282%2A10%2B1%29%281%2A10%2B2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Replacing with x,\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%282x%2B1%29%28x%2B2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and then you can do the intended FOIL multiplication.
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