Math 10 Weekly Blog Post: Week 9

This week we learned about how to show and simplify a binomial using two different methods: tiles and the box method.  I personally prefer the box method, although it took me longer to understand.  I do like the tile method because it lays everything out for you, but it’s tedious and takes much longer than other methods.  In the picture, I show how to use different methods for the same question.

 

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