Wed 9/4

Today in class we began working with polynomials using notes #9.

We learned:

1. You can only combine hamburgers with hamburgers, french fries with french fries, x's with x's, and constants with constants.
2. The type of polynomial describes the number of terms it has. one term = monomial, two terms = binomial, etc.
3. To find the degree of a polynomial, find the highest exponent from a single term.
4. To put a polynomial in standard form, arrange the terms so that they are decreasing in exponents from left to right.

Homework #15: TB pg 48 (#15-19, 25-33, 37-43 odd) & pg. 373 (#25, 27, 31-37, 43-47 odd)
Please check your answers in the back of the book when finished

Remember, polynomials are the building blocks of algebra.  For another summary of polynomials from another teacher's perspective and ten extra practice problems, click here.