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Adding and Subtracting Polynomials Answers

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

A
–4x2 – 2x + 4
B
–4x2 – 11x + 13
C
2x2 + 20x + 4
D
2x2 + 11x + 5
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What is the difference of the polynomials?(–2x3y2 + 4x2y3 – 3xy4) – (6x4y – 5x2y3 – y5)

A
–6x4y – 2x3y2 + 9x2y3 – 3xy4 + y5
B
–6x4y – 2x3y2 – x2y3 – 3xy4 – y5
C
–6x4y + 3x3y2 + 4x2y3 – 3xy4 + y5
D
–6x4y – 7x3y2 + 4x2y3 – 3xy4 – y5
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What is the additive inverse of the polynomial –9xy2 + 6x2y – 5x3?

A
–9xy2 – 6x2y + 5x3
B
–9xy2 – 6x2y – 5x3
C
9xy2 + 6x2y + 5x3
D
9xy2 – 6x2y + 5x3
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The sum of two polynomials is 8d5 – 3c3d2 + 5c2d3 – 4cd4 + 9. If one addend is 2d5 – c3d2 + 8cd4 + 1, what is the other addend?

A
6d5 – 2c3d2 + 5c2d3 – 12cd4 + 8
B
6d5 – 4c3d2 + 3c2d3 – 4cd4 + 8
C
6d5 – 4c3d2 + 5c2d3 – 12cd4 + 8
D
6d5 – 2c3d2 – 3c2d3 – 4cd4 + 8
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Which is true about the degree of the sum and difference of the polynomials 3x5y – 2x3y4 – 7xy3 and –8x5y + 2x3y4 + xy3?

A
Both the sum and difference have a degree of 6.
B
Both the sum and difference have a degree of 7.
C
The sum has a degree of 6, but the difference has a degree of 7.
D
The sum has a degree of 7, but the difference has a degree of 6.
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Which is true about the completely simplified difference of the polynomials a3b + 9a2b2 − 4ab5 and a3b − 3a2b2 + ab5?

A
The difference is a binomial with a degree of 5.
B
The difference is a binomial with a degree of 6.
C
The difference is a trinomial with a degree of 5.
D
The difference is a trinomial with a degree of 6.

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