Intro to

Polynomials
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Main Ideas/Questions Notes/Examples

MONOMIALS • A monomial is a number, variable, or a product of numbers and

variables.
2
3 3X 3 3 24
• Examples: _______________________________________________________________

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• Use the EXPONENT RULES to simplify monomial expressions:
NAME RULE EXAMPLE
22 4
2 g Product Rule am a amth x9
Basemustbe same
Power Rule amyn gun x2 X
Quotient Rule
Basemustbe some 4 9mn 4
Negative
9m am
fm Exponent Rule m x2
Zero
0 Exponent Rule a 14 3 21 22
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When ADDING OR SUBTRACTING monomials, COMBINE LIKE TERMS!
1. 5 x 2 ⋅ −7 x 6 2. (−2a3ab)2 ⋅ 8ab9
EXAMPLES 4932
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a
3297b b ba

54 m6 n 4 4. 2k 4 ⋅ 10 k −7
3. − 10 m 4 n3
3m 2 n
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 14 w12 
6. 
−1

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15 x10 y 4
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24 x12 y 3 c 

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9. Give an example of two monomials with a quotient of
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POLYNOMIALS • A polynomial is the sum or difference of many monomials.

Traney • The highest exponent of a polynomial is called the __________________.

degree
Always write withexponents
• Standard Form: _______________________________________________________

in
descending order
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degree
Write the polynomials below in standard form: epffffhfax.is
1 2
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10. −k 5 − 1 + 8k − 3k 3 +

leaging
4
k
4k ok
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11. 18a 2b 2 + 7 ab − b2 + 4 a 3 493 189262 Tab b

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Alwayslast
12. 5 xy 2 − x2 + 9 x3 y − y 4 + 2 94 x 5 42 44
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Polynomials are classifed by degree (highest exponent) and number of

CLASSIFYING terms. Use the charts to the left to classify each polynomial below.
POLYNOMIALS
13. −3 x + 1 linear binomial
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highestexponent
Degree
0 constant 14. 9 x5 − x 4 + 2 x quintictrinomial
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1
linear
15. 24 constantmonomial
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2 quadratic
3 cubic
0
1 3
16. x − 2 x 2 + 4 x + 15 cubic polynomial
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2
a 4
quartic

µ
5 quintic 17. − x 2 − 18 x + 31 quadratic trinomial
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Number of Terms 3 4
18. − x _____________________________________
1 monomial 2
3 3
2 binomial 19. Give an example of a cubic binomial. 3 x2 4 34 2
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3 trinomial 3
2 2 43 2
4+ pompom
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20. Give an example of a linear monomial.
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5X
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Main Ideas/Questions Notes/Examples

COMBINE LIKE TERMS! (Watch out for subtraction problems!)

Adding &
Subtracting Write your answer in STANDARD FORM.
Polynomials 1. (3 x2 + 11x + 4) + (−5 x + x2 − 13)
0
2. (9n3 − 4 n2 + 2n − 10) + (−2n2 + n + 7)

FEET
3
3
4 1
4

3. (5k 3 − 2k 2 + 2k ) − (2k 2 + 2k + 17) 4. ( y + 4 y 2 − 3) − (1 + 2 y2 − 5 y − y3 )

513 24 24 2k N t
5R 4K 17
5. Subtract (−10ab + 7a 2 − b2 ) from (8b2 + ab − 2a2 ).

8b ab 292 792 b 1 F
862tab 292 Nab 792 b
992 Hab 9b
DISTRIBUTE or FOIL.
Multiplying
Polynomials COMBINE LIKE TERMS!

Diffff A
Write your answer in STANDARD FORM.

6. (w − 7)( w2 + 2w + 1) 7. (2 x + 1)(4 − 9 x) − 2 x(3 x + 11)

8. −3( a + 5)(a − 2)( a + 8) 9. (2c + 5d )3

13
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2
is
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27 20

am 36m 5m a
mm mm
7m 45m 41M 9
am
11. ( x2 + 6 x − 7)(− x2 − 9 x − 4)
88 7 634

21
2
15 3 51 394 28
12. The height of a trapezoid can be expressed as (2x + 9) while the bases
can be expressed as (3x – 7) and (x + 5). Write an expression to represent
the area of the trapezoid.

DIVIDE each term in the numerator by the monomial in the

Dividing denominator.
Polynomials Write your answer in STANDARD FORM. Rewrite all terms with
negative exponents.
(by a Monomial)
9m3 − 24 m2 20 x3 − 4 x2 − 8 x
13.
3m splitthe 14.
fraction 4x
splitthefraction

91m
Nsf simplify
T.IE fi
3m 8m 52 2

30c 8 d 3 − 36c6 d 2 + 6c3 d

15. (14 a 4 b3 − 20a 2b2 + 2ab) ⋅ (2ab)−1 16.
12c2 d

30 x3 − 12 x2 + 9 x 40 m3 n 4 − 24 m2 n7
17. 18.

if
3 x2 8 m2 n 5

ax 4
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