Section 3.4 - Communicate With Algebra: Brain Teaser
Section 3.4 - Communicate With Algebra: Brain Teaser
Coefficient: _______
Variable:
_________
Practice
with
Terms
Identify
the
coefficient
and
the
variable
of
each
term:
a)
Jim
earns
$7
per
hour
at
his
part-‐time
job.
If
he
works
for
𝑥
hours,
his
earnings,
in
dollars,
are
7𝑥.
b)
The
depth,
in
meters,
of
a
falling
stone
in
a
well
after
t
seconds
is
−4.9𝑡 !
!
c)
The
area
of
a
triangle
with
base
b
and
height
h
is
! 𝑏ℎ
d)
The
area
of
a
square
with
side
length
𝑘
is
𝑘 !
Part
3:
Polynomials
Polynomial:
an
algebraic
expression
consisting
of
one
or
more
terms
connected
by
_____________________
or
_____________________
operators.
Example
of
a
polynomial:
3𝑥 ! + 2𝑥
A
polynomial
can
be
classified
by
the
number
of
terms
it
has:
A
_______________________________
is
a
polynomial
with
only
one
term.
3𝑥 ! + 2𝑥
−2𝑚
4𝑥 ! − 3𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 !
𝑎 − 2𝑏 + 𝑐 − 3
Hint:
You
can
find
the
number
of
terms
by
looking
for
the
addition
and
subtraction
operators
that
separate
the
terms.
Part
4:
Degree
of
a
Term
Degree
of
a
term:
the
sum
of
the
________________________
on
the
variables
in
a
term.
Example
of
determining
the
degree
of
a
term:
Term:
5𝑥 ! 𝑦 !
Sum
of
exponents
on
variables:
Degree
of
term:
Find
the
degree
of
each
term
by
adding
the
exponents
of
the
variables:
Term
Sum
of
Exponents
Degree
of
Term
𝑥 !
3𝑦 !
0.7𝑢𝑣
−2𝑎 ! 𝑏
−5
Note:
-‐
a
variable
that
appears
to
have
no
exponent
actually
has
an
exponent
of
_____
-‐
a
constant
has
a
degree
of
_____
Part
5:
Degree
of
a
Polynomial
The
degree
of
a
polynomial
is
equal
to
the
degree
of
the
_______________________________________________
in
the
polynomial.
Example:
Polynomial:
3𝑥 ! 𝑦 ! + 11𝑥 ! 𝑦 ! + 𝑦 !
Highest
degree
term:
Degree
of
highest-‐degree
term:
Degree
of
polynomial:
Find
the
degree
of
each
polynomial:
Term
with
Highest
Degree
of
Term
with
Polynomial
Degree
of
Polynomial
Degree
Highest
Degree
𝑥 + 3
5𝑥 ! − 2𝑥
3𝑦 ! + 0.2𝑦 − 1
7𝑥 ! 𝑦 ! + 𝑥 ! 𝑦
Part
6:
Apply
Our
Knowledge
Mr.
Jensen
works
part
time
as
a
golf
instructor.
He
earns
$125
for
the
season,
plus
$20
for
each
children`s
lesson
and
$30
for
each
adult
lesson
that
he
gives.
a)
Write
an
expression
that
describes
Mr.
Jensen's
total
earnings
for
the
season.
Identify
the
variables
and
what
they
stand
for.
b)
If
Mr.
Jensen
gave
8
children's
lessons
and
6
adult
lessons,
what
were
his
total
earnings?
Review
of
Terms
_______________________________
:
an
expression
formed
by
the
product
of
numbers
and/or
variables
_______________________________
:
an
algebraic
expression
consisting
of
one
or
more
terms
connected
by
addition
or
subtraction
signs.
_______________________________ : the sum of the exponents on the variables in a term
_______________________________:
equal
to
the
degree
of
the
highest-‐degree
term
in
a
polynomial