Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 5 - Section 5.5 - Multiplication of Polynomials - Exercise - Page 226: 42

Answer

$x^2+13x+36 .$

Work Step by Step

We multiply each term of the first polynomial by each term of the second polynomial. Then we add the products, as follows $$ (x + 9)(x + 4)= x (x + 4)+ 9(x + 4)\\ =x^2+4x+9x+36=x^2+13x+36 .$$
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