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Lesson 10.1 Add and Subtract Polynomials

The document discusses adding and subtracting polynomials. It defines key polynomial terms like degree, coefficient, and standard form. It explains how to classify polynomials as monomials, binomials, or trinomials based on the number of terms. The document provides examples of adding and subtracting polynomials by combining like terms in both horizontal and vertical formats. It also gives an example of finding the area of a shaded region using polynomials.

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Lesson 10.1 Add and Subtract Polynomials

The document discusses adding and subtracting polynomials. It defines key polynomial terms like degree, coefficient, and standard form. It explains how to classify polynomials as monomials, binomials, or trinomials based on the number of terms. The document provides examples of adding and subtracting polynomials by combining like terms in both horizontal and vertical formats. It also gives an example of finding the area of a shaded region using polynomials.

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Adding & Subtracting

Polynomials
Lesson 10.1
Learning Goal 1 (HS.N-RN.B3 and HS.A-SSE.A.1):
The student will be able to use properties of rational and
irrational numbers to write, simplify, and interpret expressions
based on contextual situations.
4 3 2 1 0

In addition to The student will be The student will With help Even with
level 3.0 and able to use properties be able to use from the help, the
above and of rational and properties of teacher, the student has
beyond what irrational numbers rational and student has no success
was taught in to write, simplify, and irrational partial with real
class,  the interpret expressions numbers to write success with number
student may: on contextual and simplify real number expressions.
·         Make situations.  expressions expressions.
connection with - justify the  sums and based on
other concepts in products of rational contextual
math and irrational numbers situations.
·         Make -interpret expressions -identify parts of
connection with within the context of a an expression  as
other content problem related to the
areas. context and to
each part
Polynomial:
Poly: Many nomial: terms

Form: axk
Where k is a non-negative integer.
This is a polynomial in one variable.
k is the degree of ax.
ax alone has a degree of 1
The constant “a” has a degree of 0.
Degree: the degree of a polynomial is the
largest degree of its terms.

Standard form: terms are written in


descending order from the largest to the
smallest degree.

Coefficient: the integer in front of the


variable. How many you have of each
variable. If no number, you have one.
Put this in standard form.
-4x2 + 3x3 + 2
3x3 – 4x2 + 2
Name the coefficients and degree.
Coefficients: 2, -1
2x + (-1)x + 5
3 2
Degree: 3

Coefficients: -5, 10
-5x + 10x - 3
2
Degree: 2
Classifying Polynomials
Polynomial Polynomial Classify
Degree Polynomial
Terms
6 0 Mononomial
-2x 1 Mononomial
3x+1 1 Binomial
-x2+2x-5 2 Trinomial
4x3-8x 3 Binomial
2x4-7x3-5x+1 4 Polynomial
Adding Polynomials: add like terms!
You add the coefficients, not the variables!

Horizontal format:
(2x2+x-5) + (x2+x+6) remove ( )

= 2x2+x2+x+x-5+6
=3x2+2x+1
Vertical format:
line up like terms and add.

(2x2+x-5) + (x2+x+6) remove ( ) and line up like terms.

2x2+x-5
+ x2+x+6
3x2+2x+1
Subtracting polynomials: use either vertical or
horizontal format.
***Remember to change the signs of every term in the
second polynomial when you remove the ( )!

Vertical format:
(8x4-3x2-11x-3) – (-13x4-3x2+2x-17)
8x4 - 3x2- 11x - 3
13x4+3x2-2x+17 (combine after changing signs)

21x4 -13x+14
Horizontal format:
(8x4-3x2-11x-3) – (-13x4-3x2+2x-17)
Remove ( ) changing the signs in the second
polynomial. You are adding the opposites!

8x4-3x2-11x-3 + 13x4+3x2-2x+17 (now combine like terms)

21x4-13x+14

Classify this by degree and terms.


4, trinomial
Find the area of the shaded region.
4
x x
2

2x

- =

A= bh-bh
x
= x  2x – 4 
2
= 2x2 – 2x

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