Characteristics of Polynomials
Adding Polynomials
Subtracting Polynomials
Multiplying Polynomials
Multiplying Polynomials
100
Four or more monomials
Polynomial
100
Find the sum: (3x+4)+(7x+2)
10x+6
100
Find the difference: (6x2+2x+4)-(3x2+x+2)
What is 3x2+x+2
100
Find the product: (x+2)(x+4)
x2+6x+8
100
Find the product: (x-3)(x+7)
x2+4x-21
200
The highest exponent in a polynomial
Degree
200
Find the sum: (2x2+8x+4)+(x2-3x-2)
3x2+5x+2
200
Find the difference: (5x2-4x-7)-(2x-9)
5x2-6x+2
200
Find the product: (x+3)(x-2)
x2+x-6
200
Find the product: (x-7)(x-6)
x2-13x+42
300
A polynomial with three terms.
Trinomial
300
Find the sum: (4x2+5x+1)+(-2x2+7)
2x2+5x+8
300
Find the difference: (4x2+6x+3)-(2x2+2x+2)
2x2+4x+1
300
Find the product: (2x-6)(3x-2)
6x2-22x+12
300
Find the product: (2x-3)(3x+4)
6x2-x-12
400
The only way to add or subtract polynomials is to combine these
Like terms
400
Find the sum: (12x3+4x2+7x+8)+(2x3-5x2+2x-10)
14x3-x2+9x-2
400
Find the difference: (7x2-2x+6)-(2x2-5x+4)
5x2+3x+2
400
Find the product: (4x+2)(x+5)
4x2+22x+10
400
Find the product: (5x-2)(2x-1)
10x2-9x+2
500
The property needed to multiply polynomials.
Distributive Property
500
Find the sum: (5x4+3x3-x2+2x+4)+(x4-6x3-2x2+6x+7)
6x4-3x3-3x2+8x+11
500
Find the difference: (2x3-3x2-3x+5)-(x3+2x2-4x+2)
x3-5x2+x+3
500
(x+7)(x-7)
x2-49
500
(x-8)(x-8)
x2-16x+64