Adding and Subtracting Polynomials Jeopardy Template

Like Terms

Adding

Subtracting

Degree Names

Polynomial Term Names

100

Combine like terms:

3x + 7 - x

2x + 7

100

Add the polynomials:

(2x + 2) + (3x - 1)

5x - 1

100

Subtract the polynomials and write the answer in standard form:

(2x + 15) - (x + 4)

x + 11

100

Name for when degree = 1

Linear

100

Name for a 1 term polynomial

Monomial

200

Combine like terms:

4x² - 3x + x² - 5

5x² - 3x - 5

200

Add the polynomials:

(x² + 4x + 4) + (x² + 4x + 4)

2x² +8x + 8

200

Subtract the polynomials and write the answer in standard form:

(3x² + 4x - 5) - (4x² - 5 + 3x)

-x² + x

200

Name for when degree =0

Constant

200

Name for a 2 term polynomial

Binomial

300

Combine like terms - leave answer in Standard Form:

-4x - 5x + 6x³+ 8

6x³ - 9x + 8

300

Add the polynomials:

(3x⁴+ 6x² + 14x - 5) + (3x³ + 3x² - 10)

3x⁴ + 3x³ + 9x² + 14x - 15

300

Subtract the polynomials and write the answer in standard form:

(5x² + 3x + 7) - (x³ + 2x² + 1)

-x³ + 3x² + 3x + 6

300

Name for when degree = 3

Cubic

300

Name for a 3 term polynomial

Trinomial

400

Combine like terms and leave in Standard Form:

18xyz + -17xyz - 16x²

-16x² + xyz

400

Add the polynomials and write answer in standard form:

(15x + 6x³ - 2x² + x⁷) + (3x⁷ - 5x + 4x² - 6x³)

4x⁷ + 2x² + 10x

400

Subtract the polynomials and write the answer in standard form:

(-7x² - 4x - 7) - (7x² - 4x - 11)

-14x² + 4

400

Name for when degree =4

Quartic

400

Name for a 4 term polynomial

Quadrinomial OR Polynomial

500

Combine like terms and leave in Standard Form:

-x³ - 3x² + 4x³ - 3x² + 5x⁵

5x⁵ + 3x³ - 6x²

500

Add the polynomials and write the answer in standard form:

(-3x³ + x + 3x³ + x) + (2x² - 2x + 15)

2x² + 15

500

Subtract the polynomials and write the answer in standard form:

(3x - 3x² - 3x³ - 3x⁴) - (3x - 3x² - 3x³ - 3x⁴)

500

Name for when degree = 5

Quintic

500

Name for a 5 term polynomial

Quintinomial / Polynomial