Reflect upon “Polynomials”, answer the following questions (be sure to detail how you arrived at your answer):

Explain the difference between a monomial, a binomial, and a trinomial (paraphrase your answer).

Use the Product Property for Exponents to explain why x · x = x2.

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.

Multiply (20 − 2)(20 − 3) by the FOIL method.

Multiply 18 · 17 showing your work.

Which way is easier for you? Why?

Explain the difference between a monomial, a binomial, and a trinomial (paraphrase your answer).

Use the Product Property for Exponents to explain why x · x = x2.

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.

Multiply (60 + 5)2 by using the binomial squares pattern, (a + b)2 = a2 + 2ab + b2 .

Square 65 without using a calculator.

Which way is easier for you? Why?

Use One megabyte is approximately 106 bytes. One gigabyte is approximately 109 bytes. How many megabytes are in one gigabyte?

When you convert a number from decimal notation to scientific notation, how do you know if the exponent will be positive or negative?