Adding and Subtracting Polynomials Answers

Kat is painting the edge of a triangular stage prop with reflective orange paint. The lengths of the edges of the triangle are (3x – 4) feet, (x2 – 1) feet, and (2x2 – 15) feet. What is the perimeter of the triangle if x = 4?

What is the additive inverse of the polynomial –9xy2 + 6x2y – 5x3?

What is the sum of the polynomials?(–x2 + 9) + (–3x2 – 11x + 4)

Which is true about the completely simplified difference of the polynomials a3b + 9a2b2 − 4ab5 and a3b − 3a2b2 + ab5?

Pablo folds a straw into a triangle with side lengths of 4x2−3 inches, 4x2−2 inches, and 4x2−1 inches. Which expression can be used to find the perimeter of the triangle, and what is the perimeter when x = 1.5?

Which is true about the degree of the sum and difference of the polynomials 3x5y – 2x3y4 – 7xy3 and –8x5y + 2x3y4 + xy3?

What is true about the sum of the two polynomials?6s2t – 2st24s2t – 3st2

Sydney is cutting the crust from the edges of her sandwich. The dimensions, in centimeters, of the sandwich is shown.

What is the difference of the two polynomials?(9x2 + 8x) – (2x2 + 3x)

Profit is the difference between revenue and cost. The revenue, in dollars, of a company that manufactures cell phones can be modeled by the polynomial 2x2 + 55x + 10. The cost, in dollars, of producing the cell phones can be modeled by 2x2 – 15x – 40. The variable x represents the number of cell phones sold.