NEHS Polynomials Jeopardy!

Classifying polynomials

100

How many terms are in a trinomial?

Three

200

What is the DEGREE of 2x⁴+9x³-5x²+6

4

300

Consider the polynomial below: 

15y⁶ + 3y⁵ - 16y

a) What is the leading the coefficient of the polynomial?

b) How many terms does it? 

Leading coefficient of 15. Trinomial (3 terms)

400

Write an example of a polynomial with 4 terms and degree of 3.

Ms. Van Wig will check!

500

Write the expression below in it's standard form:

4x² + 2 -7x(1 + 2x)

-10x² -7x + 2

Adding Polynomials

100

(x+5)+(3x+9)

4x + 14

200

(3x²+4x)+(2x²-3x)

5x²+x

300

(-4x²+2x-3)+(5x²-4x+8)

x²-2x+5

400

(8x²-4x+3)+(7x²+2x-11)

15x²-2x-8

500

(5x³+4x²-2x+2)+2(2x³-2x²+x+5)

9x³+12

Subtracting Polynomials

100

(7x+4)-(5x+8)

2x-4

200

(6x²+4)-(3x²+5)

3x²-1

300

(2x-4)-2(4x-2)

-6x

400

(6x²-5x+8)-(4x²-7x+9)

2x²+2x-1

500

(6x³+4x²-4x+5)-2(2x³-3x²+5x-5)

2x³+10x²-14x+15

Multiplying Polynomials

100

Simplify: (3x²)(-2x³)

-6x⁵

200

3a(a²-a+5)

3a³-3a²+15a

300

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

6x²+11x+3

400

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

6x²-11x-10

500

Mr. Muscatelli wants to know how many desks can fit in his classroom next year. The length of his classroom is x+5 ft and the width of her classroom is x-4 ft. What is the area of her classroom? Area = lw

x²+x-20 square ft