This week in math we learned about polynomials we learned tricks on how to multiply binomials with the first terms of the binomials being a single variable, we learned how to use foil and distributive property, and we learned how to show work by using algebra tiles, area diagrams and we also learned how to simplify polynomials.

The thing I had trouble with this week was learning and simplifying polynomials, I understood how to do them but because there were a lot of big polynomials that had to be simplified my brain got very crowded and confused and that’s where I would make mistakes but as long a you keep things organised and show your work.

For this polynomial I would first use distributive property for both the 7y(x+4) and the 2(x+4) then I would combine the like terms, and put it in descending order.

If I was dealing with two polynomials that were being subtracted I would still use distributive property then change the sign to the opposite sign, either ”+” or ”-” on each term, depending on what the original sign is, but this is only for subtracting after distributive property has been done then once the signs are flipped we combine like terms.