Adding Subtracting and Multiplying Polynomials

Classify BY DEGREE: 3x³ – 6x

• Constant
• Linear
• Quadratic
• Cubic

What is the degree of the following polynomial?

17x + 4

• 0
• 1
• 2
• 3

What is the degree of the following polynomial?

3x² + 2x³ + 5x⁵ ?

• 1
• 10

• 5

• 4

Which of the following polynomials is written in standard form?

• 9 + 8x - 2x²

• 10x + x³ - 4x² - 11

• x⁴ + 5x³ - 6x +1

• 4x³ + 3x⁴ + 2x + 1

What is the leading coefficient of the polynomial?
  7x⁵ - 9x² + 6x

• 7
• 5
• 9
• 2

What is the first step in adding and subtracting polynomials?

• Write the polynomial in descending order

• Distribute the positive and negative signs

• Rewrite the question without parentheses

• Combine like terms

Tags

CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

What must you do to drop the parentheses in polynomial operations?

• Rearrange the terms in ascending order

• Combine all like terms immediately

• Distribute the positive and negative signs accordingly

• Multiply each term by the leading coefficient

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.A.1

After distributing the signs and dropping the parentheses, what is the next step?

• Combine like terms

• Write the polynomial in ascending order

• Separate the variables from the constants

• Multiply each term by the leading coefficient

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.A.1

In the first example, what is the result of combining like terms?

• -3x^2 - 6x

• 3x^2 + 6x

• -3x^2 + 6x

• -5x^2 - 6x

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.A.1

What is the correct order for writing polynomials?

• Ascending order of their exponents

• Descending order of their exponents

• Alphabetical order of variables

• Numerical order of coefficients