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Find the Area of a Rectangle Using a Polynomial (Example)

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Apply polynomial multiplication to area. The short video in a large series shows the process of creating a polynomial formula for the area of a rectangle. Using the two expressions for the length and width of a rectangle, pupils see how to find the formula for the area and then evaluate it for a given value.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
multiplication binomials, binomials, quadratic applications, area, area formulas, substitution, evaluating expressions, area of rectangles
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Additional Tags
math
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Instructional Ideas
  • Provide several rectangles with polynomial areas that evaluate to the same area size, though the polynomials are different
Classroom Considerations
  • Requires the class to understand how to evaluate an expression
  • Assumes learners know the process of multiplying two binomials
  • This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
  • Uses colors to highlight steps within the process
  • Solves the problem two different ways
Cons
  • None