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Adding and Subtracting Polynomials – Tutorial and Practice

  • Posted by Brian Stocker MA
  • Date April 3, 2014
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Adding and subtracting operations with polynomials – a quick review

When we are adding or subtracting 2 or more polynomials, we have to first group the same variables (arguments) that have the same degrees and then add or subtract them. For example, if we have ax3 in one polynomial (where a is some real number), we have to group it with bx3 from the other polynomial (where b is also some real number).  Here is one example with adding polynomials:</p>

=(-x2+2x+3)+(2x2+4x-5)=

-x2+2x+3+2x2+4x-5=

x2+6x-2

We remove the brackets, and since we have a plus in front of every bracket, the signs in the polynomials don’t change.

We group variables with the same degrees: red is for second degree, and there we have -1+2, which is 1 and that’s how we got x2. Blue is for the first degree where we have 2+4 which is 6, and the green is for the constants (real numbers) where we have 3-5 which is -2.

The principle is the same with subtracting, only we have to keep in mind that a minus in front of the polynomial changes all signs in that polynomial. Here is one example:

(4x3-x2+3)-(-3x2-10)=

4x3-x2+3+3x2+10=

4x3+2x2+13

<p>We remove the brackets, and since wtation”>e have a minus in front of the second polynomial, all signs in that polynomial change. We have -3x2and with minus in front, it becomes a plus and same goes for -10 (red pluses).

 

Now we group the variables with same degrees: there is no variable with the third degree in the second polynomial, so we just write 4x3. We group other variables the same way when we were adding polynomials.

Adding  and Subtracting Polynomials Practice Questions

1. Add polynomials -3x2+2x+6 and -x2-x-1.

a. -2x2+x+5
         b. -4x2+x+5
         c. -2x2+3x+5
         d. -4x2+3x+5

2. Subtract polynomials 4x3-2x2-10 and 5x3+x2+x+5.

a. -x3-3x2-x-15
         b. 9x3-3x2-x-15
         c. -x3-x2+x-5
         d. 9x3-x2+x+5

Dividing Operations with Polynomials

3. Divide  x3-3x2+3x-1  by  x-1.

a. x2-1
           b. x2+1
           c. x2-2x+1
           d. x2+2x+1

4. Divide  x2-y2  by  x-y.

a. x-y
          b. x+y
          c. xy
          d. y-x

Answer Key:

1.  B
 -4x2+x+5
(-3x2+2x+6) + (-x2-x-1)=
-3x2+2x+6 -x2-x-1=
-4x2+x+5

We remove the brackets and we group the variables by degrees.

 2. A
-x3-3x2-x-15
(4x3-2x2-10)-(5x3+x2+x+5)=
4x3-2x2-10-5x3-x2-x-5=
-x3-3x2-x-15

We remove the brackets, but we change all signs in the second polynomial because of the minus. Now we group the variables by degrees.

3.  C
x2-2x+1
(x3-3x2+3x-1) : (x-1)= x2-2x+1
-(x3-x2)
      -2x2+3x-1
   -(-2x2+2x)
                 x-1
             -(x-1)
                    0

4. B
x+y

           (x2-y2) : (x-y) =x+y
         -(x2-xy)
               xy-y2
            -(xy-y2)
                 0

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Written by, Brian Stocker MA., Complete Test Preparation Inc.

Date Published: Thursday, April 3rd, 2014
Date Modified: Thursday, April 14th, 2022
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