Vocabulary
Largest exponent of a term or function
What is a degree?
These types coefficients make an equation a polynomial.
What is real number coefficients?
Evaluate the polynomial function
f(x) = 5x2+3x-50 when x = -2
What is -36?
Use Synthetic Substitution to evaluate when x = -3
g(x) = -6x3+9x2-4x+20
What is 275?
A function that is a monomial or a sum of monomials
What is a polynomial?
-7x5+x4+9x2+4
What is standard form?
Add -9x4+7x3+4x-7 and -8x4-10x2+x-3
What is -17x4+7x3-10x2+5x-10?
Divide the polynomials using synthetic division
(x2+x-3)/(x-2)
What is x+3 r3?
Terms that have the same variables and powers
What are like terms?
Degree and type of polynomial of the given polynomial is ________ and _______ .
f(x)= -14
What is 0 and constant?
Subtract (-9x4+7x3+4x-7) and (-8x4-10x2+x-3).
What is -x4+7x3+10x2+3x-4?
Use synthetic division to find P(x)
P(x) = 3x2+2x-20 when x = 3
What is 13?
The directions the ends of the graph go
What is end behavior?
f(x) = -2x2+x-9
is a great example of a ___________ function. (degree)
What is quadratic?
Multiply (3x-1)(x2+2x-6)
What is 3x3+5x2-20x+6?
Divide the polynomials using synthetic division
(x3-4x2+12x-16)/(x-2)
What is x2-2x+8?
A polynomial written as a product of polynomials
What is factored form?
These 2 numbers are the leading coefficient and degree of the given polynomial.
x8-3x9-15+2x2
What is -3 and 9?
Multiply (x-3)2
What is x2-6x+9?
Determine if (x-2) is a factor of the given polynomial using synthetic division
f(x) = x4-3x3+2x2+8x-16
What is yes, x-2 is a factor?