Adding and Subtracting Polynomials Answers

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?

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?

The sum of two polynomials is 8d5 – 3c3d2 + 5c2d3 – 4cd4 + 9. If one addend is 2d5 – c3d2 + 8cd4 + 1, what is the other addend?

Profit is the difference between revenue and cost. The revenue, in dollars, of a company that manufactures televisions can be modeled by the polynomial 3x2 + 180x. The cost, in dollars, of producing the televisions can be modeled by 3x2 – 160x + 300. The variable x is the number of televisions sold.

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

What is the difference of the polynomials?(–2x3y2 + 4x2y3 – 3xy4) – (6x4y – 5x2y3 – y5)

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

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

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

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