Exponents & Their Properties
Negative Exponents & Scientific Notation
Polynomials
Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
Multiplying Polynomials
Polynomials in Several Variables
100

State whether the following equation is an example of the product rule, the quotient rule, the power rule, raising a product to a power, or raising a quotient to a power. 

(a^6)^4

What is the power rule?

100

Express 4-3 using a positive exponent.

What is 

1/4^3

100

Is the polynomial linear or quadratic   y = 4x  +  15 ?

What is linear?

100

Add.

(6x2 + 2y – 3xy + 5) + (4x2 – 5y + 3xy – 8)

What is 10x- 3y - 3?

100

What property is used when multiplying a monomial and a polynomial?

What is the distributive property?

100

True or false?

x2yand x3yare like terms

What is false?

200

State whether the following equation is an example of the product rule, the quotient rule, the power rule, raising a product to a power, or raising a quotient to a power.

What is raising a product to a power rule?

200

A thumb drive can contain about 600 million pieces of information. How many sound files, each needing 40,000 pieces of information, can a CD-ROM hold? Write the answer in scientific notation.

What is 1.5 x 104 files?

200

Which of the following are monomials?  (There will be more than one answer.)

A.  3x                          D. -67x4y2z4 

B.   2                           E.  -4x + y3

C.  3x  +  5                   F. d    

You must get all of them correct to get points.

                      




What are A, B, D, AND F?

200

(2x3 + 11x + 2) – (x3 – 2x + 7)      

What is x3 + 13x - 5?

200

What rule is used when multiplying monomials containing variables with exponents?

What is the product rule?

200

What is the degree of of the polynomial?

5x5y2 - 3x3y8 + 11x2y3

What is 11th degree?

300

Simplify.

(x + y)^5/((x + y)^2

What is (x + y)3?

300

(2.4 *10^5)(5.4 * 10^16)

Using appropriate significant digits.


What is 1.3 * 1022?

300

-2y3  +  6y - 18y +  4y5

  1. How many terms are in the polynomial above?
  1. Write the polynomial in Standard Form (descending order).
  2. What is the degree of the polynomial?
  1. What is the lead coefficient?                         You must answer all correct to get points!

1. 4

2. 4y5 +6y4 - 2y-18y

3. 5th degree

4. 4

300

(7x3 – 2 + x2 + 13x) – (4x3 + 10)

Write in descending order.

What is 3x3+ x+ 13x - 12?

300

Multiply.

2x(4x3 + 3x – 8)

What is 8x4 + 6x2 - 16x?

300

Evaluate the polynomial 3x2y3 - 2x3y3 + 11x - 15y when x = -2 and y = 3.

What is 689?

400

35x10  / 25y10

or

243x10 / 32y10

400

 

Express answer using positive exponents only.

What is a7 / b8 ?

400

Is the polynomial linear or quadratic   

y = x2   +  3x  -  2 ?

What is quadratic?

400

(12x3 – 5x2 – 70x + 1) - (-17x+ 22x – 1)

Write in descending order.

What is 29x- 5x2 - 92x + 2?

400

Multiply.

(x + 4)(2x2 + 5x - 1)

What is 2x3 + 13x2 + 19x - 4?

400

Given f(x)= x2 - 4x + 2, 

find f(a+3).

What is f(a + 3) = a2 + 2a - 1?

500

Simplify.

(3xaybzc)(yfzg)

3xayb+fzc+g

500

  Answer using positive exponents only.

What is x16y22 ?

500

Find P(-5) for the polynomial function given by 

P(x)= 2x3 - x2 + 5x +2

What is -298?

500

Bob mowed (2x2 + 5x – 3) yards on Monday, (4x –7) yards on Tuesday, and he mowed (3x2 + 10) yards on Wednesday.  How many yards did he mow in the three days?

What is (5x+ 9x) yards?

500

Multiply.

(8x2 + 2x)(2x2 - 2x + 5)

What is 16x4 - 12x3 + 36x2 + 10x ?

500

Simplify.

(8x- 4y2)(x2 - 2y2 + 2xy)

What is 8x5 -16x3y2 + 16x4y - 4x2y2 + 8y4 - 8xy3 ?