Definitions of the Day (DODs) 10.1 Adding and Subtracting Polynomials Term Polynomial Degree of a Term Degree of a polynomial Standard Form

Term: the “parts” of a polynomial. Example: 2x, 5, 4c, 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: Term This Term has a Degree Of 3 Degree of a polynomial: Highest terms degree. Example: Polynomial This Polynomial has a Degree of 4

Names of polynomials PolynomialsDegreeNAME using Degree # of TermsName 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:____________ Standard Form:__________ Degree Name:___________ Term Name:____________

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

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

Your Turn!!!

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.