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8-1 Practice
Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
Find each sum or difference.
1. (4y + 5) + (–7y – 1) 2. (–𝑥 2 + 3x) – (5x + 2𝑥 2 )
–3y + 4 –3𝒙𝟐 – 2x
3. (4𝑘 2 + 8k + 2) – (2k + 3) 4. (2𝑚2 + 6m) + (𝑚2 – 5m + 7)
4𝒌𝟐 + 6k – 1 3𝒎𝟐 + m + 7
5. (5𝑎2 + 6a + 2) – (7𝑎2 – 7a + 5) 6. (–4𝑝2 – p + 9) + (𝑝2 + 3p – 1)
–2𝒂𝟐 + 13a – 3 –3𝒑𝟐 + 2p + 8
7. (𝑥 3 – 3x + 1) – (𝑥 3 + 7 – 12x) 8. (6𝑥 2 – x + 1) – (–4 + 2𝑥 2 + 8x)
9x – 6 4𝒙𝟐 – 9x + 5
9. (4𝑦 2 + 2y – 8) – (7𝑦 2 + 4 – y) 10. (𝑤 2 – 4w – 1) + (–5 + 5𝑤 2 – 3w)
–3𝒚𝟐 + 3y – 12 6𝒘𝟐 – 7w – 6
Determine whether each expression is a polynomial. If it is a polynomial, find the degree and determine whether it
is a monomial, binomial, or trinomial.
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11. 7𝑎2 b + 3𝑏 2 – 𝑎2 b 12. 5 𝑦 3 + 𝑦 2 – 9
yes; 3; binomial yes; 3; trinomial
𝑥 + 3𝑥 4 − 21𝑥 2
13. 6𝑔2 ℎ3k 14.
𝑥3
yes; 6; monomial not a polynomial
Write each polynomial in standard form. Identify the leading coefficient.
15. 8𝑥 2 – 15 + 5𝑥 5 16. 10x – 7 + 𝑥 4 + 4𝑥 3
5𝒙𝟓 + 8𝒙𝟐 – 15; 5 𝒙𝟒 + 4𝒙𝟑 + 10x – 7; 1
17. 13𝑥 2 – 5 + 6𝑥 3 – x 18. 4x + 2𝑥 5 – 6𝑥 3 + 2
6𝒙𝟑 + 13𝒙𝟐 – x – 5; 6 2𝒙𝟓 – 6𝒙𝟑 + 4x + 2; 2
19. BUSINESS The polynomial 𝑠 3 – 70𝑠 2 + 1500s – 10,800 models the profit a company makes on selling an item at a
price s. A second item sold at the same price brings in a profit of 𝑠 3 – 30𝑠 2 + 450s – 5000. Write a polynomial that
expresses the total profit from the sale of both items. 2𝒔𝟑 – 100𝒔𝟐 + 1950s – 15,800
20. GEOMETRY The measures of two sides of a triangle are given. If P is
the perimeter, and P = 10x + 5y, find the measure of the third side.
2x + 2y
Chapter 8 8 Glencoe Algebra 1