Question

Add polynomials: (3 - 4x + 8x^2 ) + (-6 + 2x - 5x^2)
Show your work (put it all together in one sentence) (**use 8 year old words**)

Answer 1

To add the polynomials (3 - 4x + 8x^2) and (-6 + 2x - 5x^2), we start by finding the like terms, which are the numbers, the 'x' terms, and the 'x squared' terms. First, we add the numbers: 3 and -6 make -3. Next, we add the 'x' terms: -4x and 2x make -2x. Finally, we add the 'x squared' terms: 8x^2 and -5x^2 make 3x^2. So when we put it all together, we get the new polynomial: 3x^2 - 2x - 3.