Combining Like Terms with Adding and Subtracting Polynomials

(3x + 4y - 3z) - (2x - 6y + 7z)

• x + 10y - 10z
• -x +10y - 10z
• x -10y - 10z
• -x -10y - 10z

Which of the following are examples of like terms?

• 2 and 2x
• y³ and x³
• y and x
• -3x and 3x

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

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

Add the polynomials.
(3x³ + 3x² – 4x + 5) + (x³ – 2x² + x – 4)

• 4x³ + 1x² – 3x + 1
• 2x³ + 1x² - 5x + 9
• 6x³ + 1x - 1x² - 3
• 3x⁵ +1x - 1x⁵ - 3x

What is the standard form of the polynomial,
 9x² + 5x + 27 + 2x³

• 27 + 5x + 9x² + 2x³
• 9x² + 5x + 2x³ + 27
• 9x² + 5x + 27 + 2x³
• 2x³ + 9x² + 5x + 27

Add: (3x - 2) + (3x² + 6x)

• 3x² + 9x - 2
• 6x² + 4x
• 3x² + 3x - 2
• 6x² + 6x - 2

Subtract: (2a² + 5a + 3) -(a² - 3a - 4)

• 3a² + 2a - 1
• a² + 8a + 7
• 3a² + 8a + 7
• a² + 2a - 1

What is the degree of the polynomial? 5x⁵ - 6x⁶ + 2

• 1

• 5

• 6

• 11

Classify by number of terms:
3x³ – 6x

• Monomial
• Binomial
• Trinomial
• 4-Term Polynomial

Add: (3x² + 2x + 1) + (2x² - 4x - 5) + (3x - 1)

• 5x² + 6x - 7
• 8x² - 3x - 5
• 5x² + x - 5
• 6x² + 8x + 5