1. Explain the difference between a monomial, a binomial, and a trinomial (paraphrase your answer).
2. Use the Product Property for Exponents to explain whyxx=x2.
3. You can use binomial multiplication to multiply numbers without a calculator. Say you need to multiply 18 times 17. Think of 18 as 20 2 and 17 as 20 3.
4. Multiply (20 2)(20 3) by the FOIL method.
5. Multiply 18 17 showing your work.
6. Which way is easier for you? Why?
7. Use the Product Property for Exponents to explain why x x = x2.
8. You can use the binomial squares pattern to multiply numbers without a calculator. Say you need to square 65. Think of 65 as 60+5.
9. Multiply (60 + 5)2by using the binomial squares pattern, (a+b)2=a2+ 2ab+b2.
10. Square 65 without using a calculator.
11. Which way is easier for you? Why?
12. UseOne megabyte is approximately106bytes. One gigabyte is approximately109bytes. How many megabytes are in one gigabyte?
13. When you convert a number from decimal notation to scientific notation, how do you know if the exponent will be positive or negative?