What is the standard form of # y= (x + 9)(x – 1) #? Algebra Polynomials and Factoring Polynomials in Standard Form 1 Answer Tony B Nov 29, 2015 #y=x^2+8x-9# Explanation: #y=x(x-1)+9(x-1)# It is distributive! #y=color(brown)((x xx x)) +color(blue)((x xx{ -1})) +color(red)((9xx x))+color(green)((9xx{-1}))# #y=color(brown)(x^2)color(blue)(-x)color(red)(+9x)color(green)(-9)# #y=x^2+8x-9# Answer link Related questions What is a Polynomial? How do you rewrite a polynomial in standard form? How do you determine the degree of a polynomial? What is a coefficient of a term? Is #x^2+3x^{\frac{1}{2}}# a polynomial? How do you express #-16+5f^8-7f^3# in standard form? What is the degree of #16x^2y^3-3xy^5-2x^3y^2+2xy-7x^2y^3+2x^3y^2#? What is the degree of the polynomial #x^4-3x^3y^2+8x-12#? What is the difference between a monomial, binomial and polynomial? How do you write #y = 2/3x + 5# in standard form? See all questions in Polynomials in Standard Form Impact of this question 2330 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License