We can use the area of a rectangle to explain how you multiply a
polynomial by a monomial.
Example:
Find the area of this rectangle.
This method is called the distributive property. The
distributive property shows us how to write an expression in a
different way.
Example:
With numbers
With variables and numbers:
We can use the area of another rectangle to explain what happens
when you multiply two binomials.
Example:
The area of the rectangle can be calculated by the use of the
distributive property:
Video lesson: Expand the expression
