Adding & Subtracting
Polynomials
(4x 2 + 6x) – (-2x 2 – 8x)
ROW GAME
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+ & - Polynomials Row Game
Directions: You will be working with a partner. One person will work on Column A
problems, while the other works on Column B problems. At the end, each person should
have the same answers, but in a different order.
Column A Column B
1. −𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 + (2𝑥 2 − 𝑥) 1. −1𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − (5𝑥 2 − 2𝑥)
2. −3𝑥 3 + 5𝑥 − (2𝑥 3 − 𝑥) 2. −3𝑥 3 + 9 − (2𝑥 3 − 5)
3. −4𝑥 3 + 6 − (𝑥 3 − 8) 3. −4𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + (5𝑥 2 + 𝑥)
4. −7𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + (𝑥 2 − 𝑥) 4. −8𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 + 3𝑥 3 + 4𝑥
5. −𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + (𝑥 2 + 𝑥) 5. 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + (−𝑥 2 + 3𝑥)
© Brooke Gasper (“ Live Love Simplify”) 2017
+ & - Polynomials Row Game
Directions: You will be working with a partner. One person will work on Column A
problems, while the other works on Column B problems. At the end, each person should
have the same answers, but in a different order.
Column A Column B
1. 4𝑥 + 7𝑥 3 − 6 − (6 + 3𝑥 − 𝑥 3 ) 1. 3 − 𝑥 − 4𝑥 3 + (5𝑥 − 6𝑥 3 + 3)
2. 𝑥 − 6𝑥 2 − 1 + (7 + 𝑥 2 − 8𝑥) 2. −2 + 3𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 3 + (2𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 3 + 5)
3. 6 − 𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 3 − (3 − 6𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 3 ) 3. −2𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 4 + (2𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 1)
4. 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 1 − (𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 + 2) 4. 3𝑥 + 4𝑥 3 − 7 − (5 + 2𝑥 − 4𝑥 3 )
5. 4 + 𝑥 − 4𝑥 3 + (3𝑥 − 6𝑥 3 + 2) 5. −8𝑥 − 2𝑥 2 + 4 + (2 − 3𝑥 2 + 𝑥)
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Answer Key
Directions: You will be working with a partner. One person will work on Column A
problems, while the other works on Column B problems. At the end, each person should
have the same answers, but in a different order.
Column A Column B
1. −𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 + (2𝑥 2 − 𝑥) 1. −1𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − (5𝑥 2 − 2𝑥)
𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 −6𝑥 2 + 4𝑥
2. −3𝑥 3 + 5𝑥 − (2𝑥 3 − 𝑥) 2. −3𝑥 3 + 9 − (2𝑥 3 − 5)
−5𝑥 3 + 6𝑥 −5𝑥 3 + 14
3. −4𝑥 3 + 6 − (𝑥 3 − 8) 3. −4𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + (5𝑥 2 + 𝑥)
−5𝑥 3 + 14 𝑥 2 + 8𝑥
4. −7𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + (𝑥 2 − 𝑥) 4. −8𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 + 3𝑥 3 + 4𝑥
−6𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 −5𝑥 3 + 6𝑥
5. −𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + (𝑥 2 + 𝑥) 5. 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + (−𝑥 2 + 3𝑥)
2𝑥 2𝑥
© Brooke Gasper (“ Live Love Simplify”) 2017
Answer Key
Directions: You will be working with a partner. One person will work on Column A
problems, while the other works on Column B problems. At the end, each person should
have the same answers, but in a different order.
Column A Column B
1. 4𝑥 + 7𝑥 3 − 6 − (6 + 3𝑥 − 𝑥 3 ) 1. 3 − 𝑥 − 4𝑥 3 + (5𝑥 − 6𝑥 3 + 3)
8𝑥 3 + 𝑥 − 12 −10𝑥 3 + 4𝑥 + 6
2. 𝑥 − 6𝑥 2 − 1 + (7 + 𝑥 2 − 8𝑥) 2. −2 + 3𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 3 + (2𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 3 + 5)
−5𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 + 6 −9𝑥 3 + 5𝑥 2 + 3
3. 6 − 𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 3 − (3 − 6𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 3 ) 3. −2𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 4 + (2𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 1)
−9𝑥 3 + 5𝑥 2 + 3 −11𝑥 − 3
4. 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 1 − (𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 + 2) 4. 3𝑥 + 4𝑥 3 − 7 − (5 + 2𝑥 − 4𝑥 3 )
−11𝑥 − 3 8𝑥 3 + 𝑥 − 12
5. 4 + 𝑥 − 4𝑥 3 + (3𝑥 − 6𝑥 3 + 2) 5. −8𝑥 − 2𝑥 2 + 4 + (2 − 3𝑥 2 + 𝑥)
−10𝑥 3 + 4𝑥 + 6 −5𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 + 6
© Brooke Gasper (“ Live Love Simplify”) 2017
© Brooke Gasper (“ Live Love Simplify”) 2017