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Multiplying Polynomials

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Polynomials multiply by distribution: each term of one factor multiplies each term of the other, and the products add.

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2x(3x + 4) = 6x² + 8x. With longer factors the bookkeeping grows; the rule never changes.

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Multiply coefficients and add exponents within each product.

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