Shaneille's Journal Post

March 3 2010

Today we started chapter 7.

First thing,

(Negative)(negative) = Positive

(positive) (positive) = Positive

(positive)(negative)= Negative

Learning to multiply.

(2x)(3x)
which means (2)(3)(x)(x)

(2)(3) =6
(x)(x) = x^2
So (2x)(3x)=
=6x^2

Then dividing.

6x/-3x = -2x