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OpenStudy (jacobbirddog):

Please Help Me (I Can't Figure It Out) :?

OpenStudy (jacobbirddog):

Write the product as a trinomial. (m – 6)(m + 3)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

First you need to find the product. Do you know how to do that?

OpenStudy (jacobbirddog):

it would be 18m right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No.

OpenStudy (jacobbirddog):

im terrible at this... im sorry :(

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You would distribute the first into the second. So the first part is (m - 6) distribute it into the second as so: m x m + 3 x m also m x -6 + 3 x -6 And you would add the two together as so: m*m + 3*m + m*-6 + 3*-6 Try to finish this portion of it. Complete the multiplication and combine like terms.

OpenStudy (jacobbirddog):

A. m2 – 18 B. m2 – 3m – 18 C. m2 – 3m + 18 D. m2+ 3m – 18 i keep getting c

OpenStudy (jacobbirddog):

why of all days trimonials -_-

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You're very close. It's actually B. 3 times -6 would be -18, not +18.

OpenStudy (jacobbirddog):

well thanks for the help :)

OpenStudy (jacobbirddog):

i see where i screwed up

OpenStudy (jacobbirddog):

i am not good with this type of stuff -.-

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