Math Lab Polynomials Jeopardy

Vocabulary

100

What is the acronym for the order of operations?

PEMDAS

200

How many terms are in a binomial?

Two

300

How many terms are in this polynomial? 4y⁵+6xy-3x²

Three

400

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

I'll check!

500

Like terms need to have...(two things!!)

1. Same variables 2. Same exponents

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)(5x³)  

15x⁵

200

When you have a power to a power, what operation should you do with the powers? Example: (x³)⁴

Multiply the powers

300

Simplify: (2x³)³

8x⁹

400

Simplify:(2x³z⁶)(6x³z^-2)

12x⁶z⁴

500

I want to know how many desks can fit in our classroom next year. The length of our classroom is x+5 ft and the width of our classroom is x-4 ft. What is the area of our classroom? Area = lw

x²+x-20 square ft

Throwback

100

Simplify: (3x²)(-2x³)

-6x⁵

200

Simplify: (4x³y²)(5xy⁶)

20x⁴y⁸

300

Convert to slope-intercept form: 4y-8x=24

y=2x+6

400

Y varies directly as x. When y=12, x=-2. What is y when x=3? Formula: y=kx

y=-18

500

Solve the system of equations (use substitution or elimination): y=3x-2 y=-x-6

(-1, -5)