Polynomial Jeopardy

Simplify

100

4x + 3 + 2x + 6

6x + 9

200

4x - 3y + 2x + y

6x - 2y

300

8x² + 5x - 1 - 3x² - 7x + 9

5x2 - 2x + 8

400

10x + 3x² + 5 - 4x - x² - x - 7

2x² + 5x - 2

500

2a² - 3ab - 6 + 4b² + 7 + 5ab - 3b + 2a²

4a² + 2ab + 4b²- 3b + 1

Evaluate

100

Simplify 3x + 5x and evaluate for x = 2

16

200

Simplify 5x + 3 - 2x + 4 and evaluate for x = 3

16

300

Simplify 4x² + 5x - 3x² - 2x and evaluate for x = -2

-2

400

Simplify 3a - 2b + 5a + 6b and evaluate for a = -1 and b = 4

8

500

Simplify 2x² - 3x + 1 - x² + 5x - 4 and evaluate for x = -3 

0

Expand & Simplify

100

Expand 2(x+7)

2x+14

200

Expand -4x(2x+1)

-8x²-4x

300

Expand 5(x² - 3x + 4)

5x² - 15x + 20

400

Expand and simplify 2(x + 7) + 5(x - 4)

7x-6

500

Expand and simplify 3x(x + 2) - x(x - 4)

2x² + 10x$

Add or Subtract

100

Add (2x + 3) + (4x + 1)

6x + 4

200

Subtract (5x + 8) - (2x + 3)

3x+5

300

Subtract (4x - 1) - (6x + 5)

-2x-6

400

Add (3x² - 2x + 5) + (x² + 5x - 8)

4x² + 3x - 3

500

Subtract (3p² - 8p + 1) - (p² + p - 1)

2p² - 9p + 2$

Terminology

100

What do we call a polynomial with exactly 2 terms?  

Binomial

200

What is the numerical coefficient of x in the term -7x

-7

300

In the algebraic expression 4x² + 5x - 9, what name is given to the number -9?

Constant (or constant term)

400

What is the degree of 5x³ - 2x² + 7?

3

500

Write a 5th degree trinomial that contains a constant of +4

(Accept any valid expression) e.g., x⁵ + 2x + 4