This document is an index for a lesson on algebraic expressions. It includes sections on coefficients, variables, constants and terms; monomials; binomials and trinomials; the structure of algebraic expressions; and multiplying algebraic expressions using horizontal and vertical methods for monomials by binomials, binomials by binomials, and binomials by trinomials. The document was created by Saisadashiva Kundurmutt and Nikhil Manek on February 3, 2013.

1. Created by :-
Saisadashiva Kundurmutt- 7113
Nikhil Manek-
7114
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2. INDEX
 Coefficient, Variable, Constant and Term.
 What is a Monomial ?
 Binomials & Trinomials.
 Structure of Algebraic Expressions.
 Multiplication by horizontal and vertical method:
monomials by binomials monomials by binomials
binomials by binomials binomials by binomials
binomials by trinomials binomials by trinomials
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3. COEFFICIENT, VARIABLE ,CONSTANT AND
TERM.
× Co e f f i c i e n t - A n u mb e r
u s e d t o mu l t i p l y a
v a r i a b l e .
× V a r i a b l e - A s y mb o l f o r a
n u m b e r w e d o n 't k n o w y e t . I t
i s u s u a l l y a l e t t e r l i k e x
o r y .
× Co n s t a n t - Co n s t a n t i s a
n u mb e r o n i t s o w n , o r
s o me t i me s a l e t t e r s u c h a s
a , b o r c t o s t a n d f o r a
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4. WHAT IS A MONOMIAL ?
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5. BINOMIALS & TRINOMIALS
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6. STRUCTURE OF ALGEBRAIC
EXPRESSION
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7. MULTIPLICATION BY HORIZONTAL
METHOD: MONOMIALS BY
BINOMIALS
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8. BINOMIALS BY BINOMIALS
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9. BINOMIALS BY TRINOMIALS
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10. MULTIPLICATION BY VERTICAL
METHOD: MONOMIALS BY
BINOMIALS
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