Prompt: What does it mean to multiply polynomials?
Explain how to multiply (x + 2) (X - 4) as if you're teaching a student a year
younger than you.
Please help asap 9th grade stuff

okay here we go ,

in multiplication of polynomials, we have to multiply each term of first polynomial to each term of the second polynomial.

So,

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now, multiply x in first polynomial to both terms of second polynomial and add them, similarly multiply 2 with both terms of second polynomial and add them .

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now, add them up : -

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now, check for like terms, if there are like terms then combine them.

( here like terms are -4x and +2x )

we get,

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question:

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