Question

Find the product by using a geometric (area) diagram: (x-1)(x^2+2x-1)

Answer 1

are you just trying to multiply? not sure what a geometric area diagram is...

Answer 2

algebra II?

Answer 3

i'm not really sure either to be honest . . . (algebra I i think, i'm in advanced 8th grade)

Answer 4

im pretty sure you just use the distributive property

Answer 5

how?

Answer 6

multiply everything in the second equation by x (in the first equation)
then multiply

Answer 7

then multiply everything by -1 the same way you did x

Answer 8

like x times x^2, then x times positive 2x, then x times -1

Answer 9

then the same for -1 in the first equation