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Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials

The document discusses adding and subtracting polynomials. It explains that adding polynomials involves combining like terms and following order of operations. It provides examples of adding polynomials horizontally by grouping like terms and then simplifying. The examples show adding two, three, and four polynomials by clearing parentheses, grouping like terms, and then simplifying the results.

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Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials

The document discusses adding and subtracting polynomials. It explains that adding polynomials involves combining like terms and following order of operations. It provides examples of adding polynomials horizontally by grouping like terms and then simplifying. The examples show adding two, three, and four polynomials by clearing parentheses, grouping like terms, and then simplifying the results.

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ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION OF POLYNOMIALS

Adding polynomials is just a matter of combining like terms, with some order of operations considerations thrown in. As long as you're careful with the minus signs, and don't confuse addition and multiplication, you should do fine. There are a couple formats for adding and subtracting, and they hearken back to earlier times, when you were adding and subtracting just plain old numbers. First, you learned addition "horizontally", like this: 6 + 3 = 9. You can add polynomials in the same way, grouping like terms and then simplifying. Simplify (2x

+ 5y) + (3x 2y)

I'll clear the parentheses, group like terms, and then simplify:

(2x + 5y) + (3x 2y) = 2x + 5y + 3x 2y = 2x + 3x + 5y 2y = 5x + 3y


Simplify (7x
2

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

It's perfectly okay to have to add three or more polynomials at once. I'll just go slowly and do each step throroughly, and it should work out right. Adding horizontally:

(7x2 x 4) + (x2 2x 3) + (2x2 + 3x + 5) = 7x2 x 4 + x2 2x 3 + 2x2 + 3x + 5 = 7x2 + 1x2 2x2 1x 2x + 3x 4 3 + 5 = 8x2 2x2 3x + 3x 7 + 5 = 6x2 2
Simplify (x
3

+ 5x2 2x) + (x3 + 3x 6) + (2x2 + x 2)

Horizontally:

(x3 + 5x2 2x) + (x3 + 3x 6) + (2x2 + x 2) = x3 + 5x2 2x + x3 + 3x 6 + 2x2 + x 2 = x3 + x3 + 5x2 2x2 2x + 3x + x 6 2 = 2x3 + 3x2 + 2x 8

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