Polynomial Review Jeopardy

Standard Form

100

7x -15x³

-15x³+7x

200

2x³-5x+9x⁴

9x⁴⁺2x³-5x

300

-9x²-17x³+6x⁵-3x³

6x⁵-20x³-9x²

400

4x⁰+12-4x⁶+9x³+5x⁶

x⁶+9x³+16

Polynomial Degree

100

x

first degree

200

5x²-2.5x³

Third degree

300

14x^1/2-19x⁹

9th degree

400

7x⁶-x⁷+9x⁶

7th degree!

Adding Polynomials

100

2a+9a

11a

200

3x²+5x²

8x²

300

(7x²+6x-1)+(2x²-2x+4)

9x²+4x+3

400

x²+4(x-7)+6x²

7x²+4x-28

Subtracting Polynomials

100

2y-21y

-19y

200

4x³y-x³y

3x³y

300

2x²y⁴-7x²y⁴

-5x²y⁴

400

(4x³-3x-2)-(2x³+5x-2)

2x³-8x

Challenge/Misc.

100

Polynomial or Not?

4^x+3^x

Not! Because x cannot be in the exponent.

200

x² - x/2

Polynomial!

300

Polynomial or Not?

1 / x

Not! A polynomial cannot have a negative exponent and 1/x is the same as x^-1

400

2n(n²-3n+1)

2n³-6n²+2n