1. Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
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Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
1. Add polynomials.
2. Subtract polynomials.

2. Objective 1
Add polynomials.

3. Drop the parentheses and combine like terms.
Add a trinomial and a binomial.
(5p2 + 3p – 1) + (4p + 8)
5p2 + 3p – 1 + 4p + 8
5p2 + 7p + 7
Adding Polynomials
Drop the parentheses and combine like terms.

4. Remember formulas are on the last page of the text.
Write an expression in simplest form for the perimeter of the rectangle shown.
9b – 10
5b + 2
2(9b – 10) + 2(5b + 2)
18b – b + 4
28b – 16
Remember formulas are on the last page of the text.

5. Objective 2
Subtract polynomials.

6. Subtracting Polynomials
4x3 + 6x2 + 2x + 1 – 2x3 – 5x2 – 4x – 6
2x3 + x2 – 2x – 5
Subtracting Polynomials
1. Distribute the minus sign to every term and drop
the parentheses.
2. Combine like terms.

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Add and write the polynomial in descending order. a) b) c) d)
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Add and write the polynomial in descending order. a) b) c) d)
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Subtract and write the polynomial in descending order. a) b) c) d)
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Subtract and write the polynomial in descending order. a) b) c) d)
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