Exploring Adding and Subtracting Polynomials

What is a monomial?

• A polynomial with no variables

• A polynomial with one term

• A polynomial with three terms

• A polynomial with two terms

What does the prefix 'poly' in polynomial indicate?

• Many numbers

• Two numbers

• No numbers

• Single number

What determines the degree of a polynomial?

• The sum of all exponents

• The term with the largest exponent

• The term with the smallest exponent

• The number of terms

In what order are the terms of a polynomial written in standard form?

• Greatest to least degree

• Randomly

• Alphabetically

• Least to greatest degree

What is the degree of a polynomial that has no variables?

• Zero

• One

• Undefined

• Infinite

What is the leading coefficient of a polynomial?

• The constant term

• The coefficient of the first term in standard form

• The coefficient of the term with the smallest degree

• The coefficient of the term with the largest degree

What is a polynomial with two terms called?

• Polynomial

• Trinomial

• Binomial

• Monomial

What is a polynomial called if its highest degree term is 4?

• Quintic

• Cubic

• Quartic

• Quadratic

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How do you combine like terms in a polynomial?

• By dividing their coefficients

• By adding their coefficients

• By adding their exponents

• By multiplying their coefficients

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

What happens when you distribute a negative one across a polynomial?

• All terms become positive

• All terms become negative

• The sign of each term is reversed

• The polynomial remains unchanged

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