Polynomial Operations

Polynomial Vocab

100

Find the constant in this: x⁴-3x+7

7

200

What is the degree? 2x⁴+10x-8

4

300

What is the leading coefficient? 4x²+3x⁵-8x

3

400

x - 3 

This type of polynomial is named a _____ polynomial. 

linear

500

What is the leading coefficient? x³ - 3x² -2x - x⁴

-1

Adding/Subtracting Polynomials

100

(2x³)+(4x³)

6x³

200

(3x² - 2x) - (x² + 4x)

2x² - 6x

300

(2x³-3x-7)+(6-x²+5x³)

7x³-x²-3x-1

400

(4x⁵-6x)-(-3x⁵-2x)

7x⁵-4x

500

(8+4x²)+(x-6)-(2x²+2)

2x²+x

Multiplying Polynomials

100

2x(-3x³)

-6x⁴

200

2x²(x + 4)

2x³+8x²

300

(x-2)(2x+5)

2x²+x-10

400

(3x³-2x)(x+2)

3x⁴+6x³-2x²-4x

500

2x(x-7)(x+7)

2x³-98x

Dividing Polynomials

100

20x⁵/4x³

5x²

200

x⁸y⁷/x⁶y⁸

x²/y

300

(40x² - 8x)/8x

5x-1

400

(x²+2x-15)/(x+5)

x-3

500

(2x²+5x-12)/(x+4)

2x-3

Random things you should know!

100

Name the two NFL teams that are going to the Superbowl

San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs

200

Who was the first president of the USA?

George Washington

300

This element on the periodic table has the symbol C

Carbon

400

A literary device that compares two things using the words like or as. "As brave as a lion" is an example of this

A simile

500

The main gym is named after Msgr. Merth who retired in 1972 after being a priest here at Sacred Heart for how many years?

25 years