What is the standard form of y= (x + 9)(x – 1) ?

1 Answer
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