Polynomials Jeopardy

Factoring

100

True or False: Factoring is all about removing as many exponents as possible from a polynomial. 

False

200

Factor: 33x - 12

3(11x-4)

300

Factor: 3x²+42y³

3(x²+14y³)

400

Factor 13x - 22y

Cannot factor. Expression already in simplest form.

Distributing

100

True or False: Distributing is the opposite of factoring

True

200

Distribute: 72x(3x-2)

216x²-144x

300

Distribute: -48z(2x²+3y²-4z¹⁵⁷)

-96x²z-144y²z+192z¹⁵⁹

400

Distribute: (x - 7)(x + 7)

x² - 49

Definitions

100

Define trinomial

an expression with 3 unlike terms that add or subtract

200

Another word for monomial is ____.

term

300

True or False: Any expression with more than 3 unlike terms is considered a polynomial.

False. An expression with 4 unlike terms is a quadrinomial.

400

True or False:

1) Polynomials can contain irrational numbers.

2) Polynomials are the same as expressions.

1) True

2) False; not necessarily. Polynomials are all SIMPLIFIED expressions.

Expression: 3 + 7

Polynomial: 10

Exponents

100

Simplify: z² * z²⁵²

z²⁵⁴

200

Simplify: (251⁵)⁵

251²⁵

300

Simplify: 4⁴*5⁴ divided by 20

20³

400

Solve for all:

1) y³³ divided by y^20-2

2) z^z divided by z^z-1; "z" is a positive integer

3) x² divided by x⁴

1) y¹⁵

2) z

3) x^-2 or 1/x²  Note: Count "x^-2" as incorrect if one team gets 1/x² as an answer.