10 1 Adding and Subtracting Polynomials Definitions of

10. 1 Adding and Subtracting Polynomials Definitions of the Day (DODs) üTerm üPolynomial üDegree of a Term üDegree of a polynomial üStandard Form

Term: the “parts” of a polynomial. Example: 2 x, 5, 4 c, p, … Polynomial: One or more terms added or subtracted together. Example: 5 Polynomial Term

Degree of a term: The sum of the exponents of a term Example: This Term has a Degree Of 3 Term Degree of a polynomial: Highest terms degree. Example: This Polynomial has a Degree of 4 Polynomial

Names of � polynomials Polynomials Degree NAME using Degree # of Terms Name using number of Terms Standard Form: Terms decrease in degree from left to right.

Example: Write each polynomial in standard form. Then name each polynomial by it’s degree and the number of its terms Standard Form: __________ Degree Name: ___________ Term Name: ____________

Adding/Subtracting Polynomials Add Like Terms FIRST! Then Write in Standard Form.

Adding/Subtracting Polynomials Add Like Terms FIRST! Then Write in Standard Form.

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Sentence Frames Polynomials are made up from adding or subtracting _____ together. Writing all terms in order of _____degree to _____ degree puts a polynomial in _____ form.