Ch.2 Review Jeopardy

Function Characteristics

100

What is a degree?

The largest exponent in an equation.

200

What is a leading coefficient? 

the number in front of the variable with the largest exponent. 

300

Find the degree: -2x+13x⁵

5

400

Find the leading coefficient: x²+3x+1

1

500

Find the degree and leading coefficient: 

4x³+2x²+x+3x⁴+1

D:4, LC:3

Add/Sub Polynomials

100

What operation is performed in the following equation?

(x+1)-(x-2)

Subtraction

200

What operation is performed in the following equation:

(x-3)+(x-2)

Addition 

300

What is the first step in this problem: 

(x²+2x+1)-(-3x+1)

Distribute the negative

400

What is two negatives?

a positive

500

Solve the following:

(x²+5x+1)-(-4x-4)=

x²+9x+5

Multiplying Polynomials

100

What operation is performed in the following:

(x-1)(x+2)

Multiplication

200

What dimension of a box are used to multiply:

(2x+3)(x+1)

2x2 Box

300

What dimension of a box are used to multiply:

(2x²+3x+3)(x+1)

3x2 Box

400

What boxes can you combine like-terms in?

Diagonal boxes

500

Multiply the following:

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

6x²+7x+2