Simplifying Polynomial Expressions

Multiplying Binomials

100

3x(x+1)

What is 3x^2+3x

200

x²(3x+1)

 What is 3x³+x²

300

(x+1)(x-3)

What is x^2-2x-3?

400

(3x+6)(2x+2)

What is 6x² + 18x + 12

500

(2x+1)(3x²-4)

What is 6x³+3x²-8x-4

Random!

100

-13a³ + 17a³

What is a 4a³?

200

3x(x+1)

What is 3x²+3x

300

2(x² - 3x + 6) - 3(2x² - 4x - 8)

What is -4x² + 12x + 36

400

3(x² - 4x + 8) + 4(2x² - 6x - 6)

What is 11x² -36x 

500

(2x+1)(3x2-4)

What is 6x³+3x²-8x-4

Adding Polynomials

100

3y⁴ + 6y⁴

What is 9y⁴

200

-13a³ + 17a³

What is a 4a³?

300

4n⁵ + 6n⁵ – 11x⁵

What is a 10n⁵ – 11x⁵?

400

(12y² – 4x ) + (5x )

What is 12y² + x

500

–3x² + 10x + 6 + 2(4x² - 5x  - 2)

What is 5x² + 4

Vocabulary

100

The number or variable located^(here)

What is an exponent

200

A letter that represents a number we do not know yet

What is a variable

300

The number in front of the variable

What is the Coefficient

400

A number with no variable attached

What is a constant

500

You can add terms in an expression when...

What is they have the same variable AND exponent

Subtracting Polynomials

100

(8x + 5) - (2x + 14)

What is 6x – 9

200

(9x - 6) – (-5x + 7)

What is 14x – 13

300

2(x² - 3x + 6) - 3(2x² - 4x - 8)

What is -4x² + 12x + 36

400

(-x³ + 6x² + 4x + 2) - (3x³ - 7x² + 5x - 9)

What is -4x³ + 13x² – x + 11

500

(-7x² + xy + 3x + 2) - (5x² - 5xy - 6x - 7)

What is - 12x² + 6xy + 9x + 9