ADDITION AND

SUBTRACTION OF
POLYNOMIALS:
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

01 02
ADDITION SUBTRACTION
POLYNOMIALS POLYNOMIALS
 INTRODUCTION TO POLYNOMIALS

is made up of two terms, namely Poly

(meaning “many”) and Nominal
(meaning “terms.”). A polynomial is
defined as an expression which is
composed of variables, constants and
exponents, that are combined using the
mathematical operations such as
addition, subtraction, multiplication and
division (No division operation by a
variable)
 POLYNOMIAL TERMS

MONOMIAL has a single

term
BINOMIAL has two terms
TRINOMIAL has three
terms and a polynomial
has one or more than one
term
 SYMBOLS

VARIABLE
a symbol which works as a
placeholder for expression or
quantities that may vary or
change

COEFFICIENT
it is usually a number, but may
be any expression (including
variables such as a, b and c). 
 01

ADDITION
POLYNOMIAL
 ADDING AND SUBTRACTING
POLYNOMIALS

ADDITION SUBTRACTION
simply “combining like a method of subtracting
terms” and then add the polynomials by
like terms. converting the signs to
the opposite sign. 
Find the sum of the polynomials below

5 + 4k – 6u + 3d and –u + 7 + 3d – 7k

3 d  + 4 k  − 6 u  + 5

 
+  
 
3 d  − 7k
 
 −  𝑢+¿ 7
6 d  − 3 k  − 7 u +¿12
 
 Find the sum of
 
[+ − 𝑥 + 4) + (−+ 4𝑥 + 5) + − 2𝑥 + 8)]
 
+−𝑥+4
 
 
− + 4𝑥 + 5
+ − 2𝑥 + 8
3
8 𝑥 −2 𝑥 2
   
+ x + 17
Find the sum of the polynomials below.

 
(+ (
2
 
6 𝑡 − 3 𝑡 +3
 
+
_____________
−11𝑡 − 4
 
 6t^2
+ -6t^2
_________
=0

In adding any the same numerical coefficient

and the same literal coefficient with having
different signs, it is equal to zero (0).
 02

SUBTRACTING
POLYNOMIALS
 Subtract the polynomials

 
- +5𝑥-9 from +x +3

 
9 𝑥 3+2 𝑥 2+ 𝑥 +3
 
-
2  𝑥 3  +6 𝑥 2 −
 
4𝑥  +
 Subtract
 
from

 
=
=
=
 Solve.

 
(+
 
+ +

  3
8 𝑥 +10 𝑥
  2
−3 𝑥 −9
   
 Solve.
 
(
1st way to solve:
 

8 𝑥 +10 𝑥 −7 𝑥+7
  3  2    
 x
MONOMIAL

x² + x¹ + 5 2x³ + 11x²
TRINOMIAL BINOMIAL
 REFERENCES
● Coefficient - Wikipedia
● Variable (mathematics) - Wiki
pedia
● Monomials, Binomials, Trino
mials and Polynomials (byjus.
com)
● Subtracting Polynomials - Def
inition, Methods, Steps, Exam
ples (cuemath.com)
● Addition and Subtraction of P
olynomials – MathsTips.com