Exploring Adding and Subtracting Polynomials

What is required for terms to be considered 'like terms'?

• Different variables

• Same variable only

• Same variable and exponent

• Same coefficient

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CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

How do you add polynomials?

• By subtracting the coefficients

• By adding the coefficients of like terms

• By adding exponents

• By multiplying coefficients

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

What is the coefficient in a term?

• The sum of all terms

• The number in front of the variable

• The variable itself

• The exponent of the variable

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CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

In the context of polynomials, what does 'stacking them by their place value' refer to?

• Adding all coefficients together

• Lining up like terms vertically

• Arranging polynomials in ascending order

• Subtracting polynomials from each other

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CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

What is the result of adding 3x^2 and 5x^2?

• 8x^2

• 15x^2

• 2x^2

• 8x^4

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CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

What must you remember to do when subtracting polynomials?

• Multiply the coefficients

• Increase the exponent

• Distribute the negative

• Combine the variables

How do you ensure a polynomial is in standard form?

• Arrange from lowest to highest exponent

• Arrange from highest to lowest exponent

• Combine all like terms

• Distribute all negatives

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CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

What happens to the sign of a term when you distribute a negative while subtracting polynomials?

• It always becomes positive

• It remains unchanged

• It always becomes negative

• It inverts

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CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

When subtracting polynomials, what does 'flipping the sign' refer to?

• Adding a negative sign in front of every term

• Multiplying by -1

• Changing positive to negative and vice versa

• All of the above

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

What is the final step in ensuring your polynomial is correctly simplified?

• Distributing all negatives

• Multiplying all coefficients by their variables

• Arranging terms from highest to lowest exponent

• Combining all like terms

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1