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x 8, r 3, 5 x 2 2 x, 2 x 9 x 2 y
Trinomial: a polynomial with exactly three terms.
x 2 x 8, r 5 3r 3, 5x2 2x 7
5.3 – Polynomials and Polynomial Functions
Definitions
The Degree of a Term with one variable is the exponent on
the variable.
5x 2 2, 2x 4 4, 9m 1
The Degree of a Term with more than one variable is
the sum of the exponents on the variables.
7x y 3,
2
2x y 6,
4 2
9mn z 10
5 4
2 x 3 x 7 3,
3
2 x y 5x y 6 x 6
4 2 2 3
5.3 – Polynomials and Polynomial Functions
Practice Problems
Identify the degrees of each term and the degree of the
polynomial.
5x 4 x 5x
3 2
4 𝑎2 𝑏4 +3 𝑎 3 𝑏 5 − 9 𝑏4 + 4
3 2 1 6 8 3 0
3 8
4 𝑥 5 𝑦 4 +5 𝑥 4 𝑦 6 −6 𝑥 3 𝑦 3 +2 𝑥𝑦
9 10 6 2
10
5.3 – Polynomials and Polynomial Functions
Practice Problems
Evaluate each polynomial function
f 1 f x 3x 2 10
3 1 10 3 1 10 3 10 7
2
g 3 g y 6 y 2 11 y 20
6 3 11 3 20 6 9 33 20
2
54 33 20 87 20 67
5.4 – Polynomials and Polynomial Functions
Multiplication
Multiplying Monomials by Monomials
Examples:
10 x 9 x 90x 2
8 x 11x 10
3 7
88x
5x 4
x 5x 5
5.4 – Polynomials and Polynomial Functions
Multiplication
Multiplying Monomials by Polynomials
Examples:
4 x x 4 x 3 4x 16x 12x
2 3 2
8 x 7 x 1 56x 8x
4 5
5x 3x
3 2
x 2 15x 5x 10x
5 4 3
5.4 – Polynomials and Polynomial Functions
Multiplication
Multiplying Two Polynomials
Examples:
x 5 x 10 x 3
2
x 3
10x 2
3x 5x 2
50x 15
x 3 15x 2 47x 15
x 5 3x 4
4 x 2
x 3 x 4 x 2
4x 3x 12
x 7x 12
2
x 7 x 4 x 2
4x 7x 28
x 2 3x 28
5.4 – Multiplying Polynomials
Special Products
Multiplying Two Binomials using FOIL
First terms Outer terms Inner terms Last terms
2 y 2
3
y 4 2 y 3
8y 2
3y 12
y 4 y 4 y 4
2 2 2 2
a b a 2ab b
2 2 2
2
a b a 2
2 ab b 2
2 20x 25
2
4 x 5 16x 2
16 x 40 x 25
2
9 x 2 36 x 36
5.4 – Multiplying Polynomials
Special Products
Multiplying the Sum and Difference of Two Binomials
a b a b a 2
b 2
x 9 x 9 x 2
9x 9x 81 x 2
81
3x 5 3x 5 9x 2
15x 15x 25 9 x 25
2
x 8 x 8 x 64
2
3
3x
8 6 4
21x 9x 12 x
3
3 3
3x 3x 3x
7x 3x 4x
5 3
Extra
Problems
5.4 – Polynomials and Polynomial Functions
Multiplication
Multiplying Two Polynomials
Examples:
x 5 x 10 x 2
10 x 5 x 50
x 2 15 x 50
4 x 5 3x 4 12x 2
16 x 15 x 20
12x 2 x 20
5.4 – Polynomials and Polynomial Functions
Multiplication
Multiplying Two Polynomials
Examples:
x 3 2 x 2
5x 4
2x 5x 4x 6x 15x 12
3 2 2
2x 3 x 2 11x 12
5.4 – Polynomials and Polynomial Functions
Multiplication
Multiplying Two Polynomials
Examples:
x 3 y 2
2
x 3 y 2 x 3 y 2
x 3xy 2x 3xy 9 y 6 y 2x 6 y 4
2 2