D 5.1 Skill Builder Modell ing Expre: ions We can use algebra tiles to model an expression One © represents +1. One @ represents —1. One C= represents any variable, such as x or n. One GREE represents —x or —n. : \ There are 2 CA C=5m Thereist @ ‘They represent 2x. CS itrepresents —1 So, the tiles represent the expression 2x —1 Ne nie ara letter as the There ore 3 SED. EEE) There are2 G. variable, ‘They represent —3e. eR They ropregent +2 aq So, the tiles represent the expression ~3a + 2. Check 4. Which expression does each set of tiles represent? a) G30 _3x+1 b) GE __ 2x3 = = © Gamo -3x+4 d) mE ~2x — 2 == O =z == 0 a a 2. Sketch algebra tiles to model each expression. a) st4 b) 5b - 3 5988 ase 180Check 4. Sketch algebra tiles to model each polynomial. a) 3 b) 2x +3 ©) 26 d) ~30 + 24-5 Example 2 | Recogni ing the Same Polynomials in Different Variables Which of these polynomials can be represented by the same algebra tiles? a) 2x2 + 7x4 b) -4 + 2b? - 7b ©) 75-4 + 25% Solution — Select the tiles that match each term ‘Gun ‘= ig" The variable used to name a tile does not matter. In parts a and ¢, the same algebra tiles are used Since 2x + 7x — 4 and 7s — 4 + 2s* can be represented by the same tiles, the expressions represent the same polynomial. The order in which the terms are written does ‘not matter. 182Cis 1. Which of these polynomials can be represented by the same algebra tiles? wr a) 3s? 25+5 b) 5-3a?-2a Bel ©) 2045-32 I ae ‘The same tiles are used in parts_b and So,__5—3a%—2a and ~2c + §~ 3c? __ represent the same polynomial. There are different types of polynomials, depending on the number of terms. The degree of a polynomial tells you the greatest exponent of any term, Type Number of Terms | Example ‘Model Degree Monomial | 1 2s 2 ‘A monomial an : has 1 type of tle. “A constant term 4 geae 2 has degree 0. Binomial | 2 243 ena 2 2a— a 1 A binomial hés 2 different types of tiles “ ae Trinomial | 3 ~e + 4c =2 2 A tinomil has + 3 different types i of tiles. 183