Adding and Subtracting Polynomials

Combine like terms to simplify:

(5x + 2) + (4x - 5)

• 9x -3

• -9x-7

• 9x+7

• x+7

Find the sum.
(2x² + 5x - 7) + ( 3 - 4x² + 6x)

• 2x² + 3x +1
• -2x² - 11x -4
• 2x² + 5x -7
• -2x² + 11x -4

Find the sum.
(3y² + y³ - 5) + (4y² -4y + 2y³ + 8)

• 3y³ + 7y² - 4y + 3
• 4y² + 3y³ - y + 3
• -y⁴ + 2y³ -y - 4
• 4y³ + 3y² -3y + 1

Add the polynomials.
(2x + 5y) + (3x - 2y)

• 3x + 5y
• 5x + 3y
• 5x + 7y
• 7xy + 1xy

Simplify the expression.
(4a³ - 8a - 4a²) + (7a³ - 7 - 6a)

• 11a³ - 4a² - 14a - 7 
• 5a³ - 4a² - 14a - 7 
• 5a³ - 4a² - 20a - 7 
• 5a³ - 9a² - 20a - 7

Find the sum.
(2x² + 5x - 7) + ( 3 - 4x² + 6x)

• 2x² + 3x +1
• -2x² - 11x -4
• 2x² + 5x -7
• -2x² + 11x -4

Find the difference. 
(3- 2x + 2x²) - (4x -5 +3x²)

• x_² + 6x + 8
• 2x² + 5x - 7
• -x² -6x + 8
• -2x² + 11x - 4

Simplify the expression.
(4n⁴ - 8n + 4) - (8n² + 4n⁴ + 1)

• -8n² - 8n + 3 
• -7n² - 8n + 3 
• -6n² - 8n + 3
• -7n² - 4n + 3

(x³-x²+4) - (3x³-2x²+3)

• -2x³-3x²+7
• -2x³+x²+1
• 2x³-3x³-1
• 4x³-3x²+7

Simplify each expression.
(4n⁴ - 8n + 4) - (8n² + 4n⁴ + 1)

• -8n² - 8n + 3 
• -7n² - 8n + 3 
• -6n² - 8n + 3
• -7n² - 4n + 3