Adding and Subtracting Polynomials Explained

What is the first step in adding and subtracting polynomials?

• Combine like terms

• Rewrite the question without parentheses

• Arrange the polynomial in descending order

• Distribute the positive and negative signs

How do you handle the parentheses when adding polynomials?

• Distribute the signs across the terms inside

• Combine them

• Multiply them

• Ignore them

What does combining like terms involve?

• Multiplying variables

• Subtracting exponents

• Adding coefficients of the same variables

• Dividing coefficients

What is the correct representation of -5x^2 + 2x^2?

• -3x^2

• 3x^2

• -7x^2

• 7x^2

In descending order, which term should come first for a polynomial in x?

• Constant term

• Term with the highest exponent of x

• Term with x to the power of 1

• Term with the lowest exponent of x

How do you treat a negative sign in front of parentheses when subtracting polynomials?

• Remove the parentheses without changing the signs

• Distribute it as a positive sign

• Ignore it

• Distribute it across the terms inside the parentheses

After distributing the negative sign and combining like terms, what is the next step?

• Rewrite the polynomial in ascending order

• Arrange the polynomial in descending order

• Simplify the exponents

• Combine all constant terms

When subtracting polynomials, what does a negative sign followed by a negative sign become?

• A negative sign

• A positive sign

• Unchanged

• Zero

What results from combining y + 8y?

• 16y

• 9y

• y^2

• 8y^2

How do you correctly arrange -6x + 9y in descending order?

• -6x + 9y

• 9y - 6x

• -9y + 6x

• 6x - 9y