LESSON

7-6

Polynomials
Find the degree of 8x 2 y 3 . 8x2 y 3 The exponents are 2 and 3. The degree of the monomial is 2 3 5. Find the degree of 4a 6 b. 4a 6 b The exponents are 6 and 1. The degree of the monomial is _______.

The ___________ of the monomial is the sum of the exponents in the monomial.

The degree of the polynomial is the degree of the term with the greatest degree. Find the degree of 2x 4 y 3 9x 5 .
2x 4 y 3 9 x 5 5 7

Find the degree of 4ab 9a 3 .

4ab 9a 3 2 3

Degree of the polynomial is 7.

Degree of the polynomial is ______.

The standard form of a polynomial is written with the terms in order from the greatest degree to the least degree. The coefficient of the first term is the leading coefficient. Write 5x 6x 3 4 2x 4 in standard form.

5 x 6 x 3 4 2x 4 4 1 3 0
2x 4 6x 3 5x 4 The leading coefficient is 2.

Find the degree of each term. Write the terms in order of degree.

Find the degree of each monomial. 1. 7m 3 n 5 2. 6xyz 3. 4x2 y 2

Find the degree of each polynomial. 4. x5 x 5 y 5. 4x2 y 3 y 4 7 6. x2 xy y

Write each polynomial in standard form. 7. x3 5 x4 6x5 8. 2x 5x2 x3 9. 8x 7x2 1

Polynomials have special names based on their degree and the number of terms they have.
Degree
Name

0 Constant 1

4 Quartic

5 Quintic

Terms
Name

Any #

Classify each polynomial according to its degree and number of terms. 10. 7x2 5x 11. b 3 2b 2 4b 1

Adding and Subtracting Polynomials

Like Terms have the same _______________________ and same _________________. Only combine terms that are like terms!!!
The following are like terms:

The following are not like terms:

1. (m2 10m 5) (8m 2)

______________________________________________________

2. (6x3 5x) (4x3 x2 2x 9)

______________________________________________________

3. (2y5 6y3 1) (y5 8y4 2y3 1) ______________________________________________________

When you subtract: _________________________________________________________. 4. (9x3 5x) (3x) 5.(6t4 3) (2t4 2) 6. (2x3 4x 2) (4x3 6)

7.

(t3 2t) (t2 2t 6)

8.

(4c5 8c2 2c 2) (c3 2c 5)

Application

9. a. Mrs. Edmonds has a garden whose length is 3x2 + 4 and width is 4x2 - 10. Write an expression to represent the perimeter of the garden. b. Calculate the perimeter if x = 2 feet.

10. A firework is launched from the ground at a velocity of 200 feet per second. Its height after t seconds is given by the polynomial -16t2 + 200t. What is the height after 3 seconds? After 4 seconds?