Adding and Subtracting Polynomials Color by Number

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Adding and Subtracting Polynomials Color by Number Directions: Add or subtract each polynomial below. Then color the picture according to the indicated coefficient or constant of your solution. Show your work on a separate sheet of paper.

Expression

Simplified Expression

1. (5𝑝2 − 3) + (2𝑝2 − 3𝑝3 ) 2.

(𝑎3

− 2𝑎

2)

2

3

− (3𝑎 − 4𝑎 )

Use the coefficient of this term

Color

𝑝2

Yellow

𝑎

3

Redorange

constant

Navy blue

𝑛3

Light blue

constant

Black

𝑟3

Plum

constant

Gray

8. (−4𝑘 4 + 14 + 3𝑘 2 ) + (−3𝑘 4 − 14𝑘 2 − 8)

𝑘2

Yellow

9. (3 − 6𝑛5 − 8𝑛4 ) − (−6𝑛4 − 3𝑛 − 8𝑛5 )

𝑛5

Redorange

3. (4 + 2𝑛3 ) + (5𝑛3 + 2) 4. (4𝑛 − 3𝑛3 ) − (3𝑛3 + 4𝑛) 5. (3𝑎2 + 1) − (4 + 2𝑎2 ) 6. (4𝑟 3 + 3𝑟 4 ) − (𝑟 4 − 5𝑟 3 ) 7. (5𝑎 + 4) − (5𝑎 + 3)

10. (12𝑎5 − 6𝑎 − 10𝑎3 ) − (10𝑎 − 2𝑎5 − 14𝑎4 ) 11. (8𝑛 − 3𝑛 + 10𝑛 4

2)

2

4

− (3𝑛 + 11𝑛 − 7)

12. (9𝑟 3 + 5𝑟 2 + 11𝑟) + (−2𝑟 3 + 9𝑟 − 8𝑟 2 )

𝑎

5

Navy blue

𝑛

Light blue

𝑟

Black

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