Polynomials: Vocab, Adding/Subtracting

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What are like terms?

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Terms that have the same variables and the same exponents.

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Combine like terms to simplify: (5x + 2) + (4x + 5)

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9x + 7

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What is the name of a polynomial with three terms?

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Trinomial.

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What is the constant of this polynomial? 2x^3 - 8x^2 + 3x - 7

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-7.

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Find the difference: (3 - 2x + 2x^2) - (4x - 5 + 3x^2)

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-x^2 - 6x + 8.

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What is a polynomial?

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An expression consisting of variables, coefficients, and exponents combined using addition, subtraction, and multiplication.

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What is a monomial?

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A polynomial with only one term.

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What is a binomial?

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A polynomial with exactly two terms.

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What is the degree of a polynomial?

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The highest power of the variable in the polynomial.

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What does it mean to simplify a polynomial?

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To combine like terms and reduce the expression to its simplest form.