Adding And Subtracting Polynomials

29 August 2022
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What is the additive inverse of the polynomial -9xy2 + 6x2y - 5x3?
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9xy2 - 6x2y + 5x3
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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?
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The sum has a degree of 6, but the difference has a degree of 7.
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Which is true about the completely simplified difference of the polynomials a3b + 9a2b2 βˆ’ 4ab5 and a3b βˆ’ 3a2b2 + ab5?
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The difference is a binomial with a degree of 6.
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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.What expression represents the profit, and what is the profit if 240 cell phones are sold?
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70x + 50; $16, 850
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Margot is sewing a ribbon on a seam along the perimeter of a square pillow. The side length of the pillow is 2x2 + 1 inches, and its perimeter is 4(2x2 + 1) inches. If x = 3.5, how much ribbon does she need?
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102 in
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What is true about the sum of the two polynomials? 6s2t - 2st2 4s2t - 3st2
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The sum is a binomial with a degree of 3.
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Pablo folds a straw into a triangle with side lengths of 4x2 - 3 inches, 4x2 - 2 inches, and 4x2 - 1 inches. The perimeter of the triangle is 12x2 - 6 inches. If x = 1.5, what was the length of the straw before it was folded?
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21
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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. If 150 televisions are sold, what is the profit?
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$50,700
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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?
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6d5 - 2c3d2 + 5c2d3 - 12cd4 + 8
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What is the difference of the polynomials? (-2x3y2 + 4x2y3 - 3xy4) - (6x4y - 5x2y3 - y5)
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-6x4-2x3y2+9x3y3-3xy4+y5
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What is the sum of the polynomials? (-x2 + 9) + (-3x2 - 11x + 4)
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-4x2 - 11x + 13
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The revenue, in dollars, of a company that produces jeans can be modeled by 2x2 + 17x - 175. The cost, in dollars, of producing the jeans can be modeled by 2x2 - 3x - 125. The number of pairs of jeans that have been sold is represented by x. The profit is the difference between the revenue and the cost, 20x - 50. If 75 pairs of jeans are sold, what is the company's profit?
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$1,450
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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?
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40 feet