Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
FOIL
Degree
Leading Coefficient
Name by terms
100

(3x+1)+(5x-3)

2x-2

100

(x+1)(x-1)

x2-1

100

5x2

2

100

7x

7

100

7x

Monomial

200

(6x8-5x2+1)-(2x8-x2+13)

4x8-4x2-12

200

(3x+4)(2x-7)

6x2-13x-27

200

18x7

7

200

18x+14

18

200

16x2+2x+4

Trinomial

300

(x3+2x5-3x)-(5x2+3x3-10x+32)

2x5-2x3+7x-9

300
(2x+7)(3x+1)(x+2)

6x3+35x2+53x+14

300

15x3y5

8

300

5x2-17x+2

5

300

15x-2

Binomial

400

(3b + 5 − 4b2 ) − (8b2 + 6b − 3)

−12b2 − 3b + 8

400

(5x-10)(3x-5)

15x2-55x+50

400

201x3y4z2

9

400

5x+48x2-13

48

400

7x+x2-3

Trinomial

500

(3x + 3x3 − 5x4 ) + (4x3 + 3x − 5x4 )

−10x4 + 7x3 + 6x

500

(2x2+5x+4)(3x-4)

6x3+7x2-8x-16

500

1024x10y3z40b

54

500

108x+7x2-3x5+8x3+4x4+72

-3

500

8x102

Monomial

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