Adding and Subtracting Polynomials Mastery

What is a monomial?

• A sum of polynomials

• A polynomial with two terms

• A polynomial with three terms

• A number, variable, or product of a number and one or more variables with whole number exponents

What is the degree of the monomial 4x^2y^4?

• 4

• 2

• 8

• 6

Which of the following is a polynomial?

• 3x^y + 4

• 5x^(1/2) + 2

• 2x^2 + 3x + 1

• 4x^-2 + 3

What is the leading coefficient of the polynomial 6x^3 + 4x^2 + 3x?

• 6

• 3

• 1

• 4

How many terms does a trinomial have?

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 3

What is the degree of the polynomial -3x^2 + 4x + 8?

• 3

• 4

• 2

• 1

What is the sum of the polynomials 9x^2 + x + 10 and -7x^2 + 12x + 7?

• 16x^2 + 13x + 17

• 2x^2 + 13x + 7

• 2x^2 + 11x + 17

• 2x^2 + 13x + 17

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When adding polynomials vertically, what should you do if the degrees of the terms do not match?

• Multiply the terms with different degrees

• Add placeholders for the missing degrees

• Ignore the terms with different degrees

• Subtract the terms with different degrees

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What is the first step in subtracting polynomials?

• Combine like terms

• Rewrite the polynomials in descending order

• Distribute the subtraction sign to each term in the second polynomial

• Add placeholders for missing degrees

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What is the result of subtracting 7x^2 - 12x - 7 from 9x^2 + x + 10?

• 16x^2 + 11x + 3

• 16x^2 - 11x + 3

• 2x^2 + 11x + 3

• 2x^2 - 11x + 3

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