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

When adding two like terms, what is the name of the number directly in front? Ex: 12x²

Coefficient

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-5x+3

2x+3

200

What is the coefficient of this expression after simplifying? 6x²-3x²

3

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

What is the second step to solving this problem? (2+8) * 3 + 6

Multiplying by 3

200

Why are these not like terms? 3x³y + 8x³y²

The variable, y, has different exponents.

300

What is the secret coefficient and exponent of the following? x

x = 1x¹

400

What must be done with the exponents to solve? 4x^m * 3xⁿ

They must be added. 4x^m * 3xⁿ = 12x^m+n

500

Don's sells hot dogs for $5 and burgers for $8. What does the following expression represent? 5h + 8b

The total price after buying h number of hotdogs and b number of burgers.