Polynomials Jeopardy

Definitions

100

In an expression, it is the term that has no variable attached to it.

What is a constant?

200

3x, 4y, 6x², 5xy are examples of this.

What is a monomial?

300

The number attached to the left of a variable.

What is a coefficient?

400

(x + 5) and (3y + 4x²) are examples of this.

What is a binomial?

500

Grouping together terms that are the same.

(ex: 5x + 10x = 15x)

What is combining like terms?

Combining

100

(3x² + 2x) + (4x² + 1)

7x² + 2x + 1

200

(5a + 9b) - (2a + 4b)

3a + 5b

300

(x²+3x-1) + (5x²-5x-7)

6x² - 2x - 8

400

(2g - 2h + 1) - (-3h + 4g)

-2g + h + 1

500

-3(5x²+2x+9) + x(2x-3)

-13x² - 9x - 27

Multiplying Polynomials by Monomials

100

a(4a + 3)

4a² + 3a

200

b(b² - 12b + 1)

b³ - 12b² + b

300

3x(5x² - x + 4)

15x³ - 3x² + 12x

400

-3n²(-2n² + 3n + 4)

6n⁴ - 9n³ - 12n²

500

-9g(-2g+g²)+3(g³+4)

-6g³ + 18g² + 12

Multiplying Binomials

100

(m + 4)(m + 1)

m² + 5m + 4

200

(t + 4)²

t² + 8t + 16

300

(3n - 7)(n + 3)

3n² + 2n - 21

400

(12t - 5)(12t + 5)

144t² - 25

500

(11z - 5y)(3z + 2y)

33z² + 7yz - 10y²

Multiplying Binomials and Trinomials

100

(x + 1)(x² + 2x + 4)

x³ + 3x² + 6x + 4

200

(w + 4)(w² + 3w - 6)

w³ + 7w² + 6w - 24

300

(2y - 11)(y² - 3y + 2)

2y³ - 17y² + 37y - 22

400

(4a + 7)(9a² + 2a - 7)

36a³ + 71a² - 14a - 49

500

(3b + 4)(2b² - b + 4)

6b³ + 5b² + 8b + 16