1. Section P4 Polynomials

2. How We Describe Polynomials

5. Adding and Subtracting Polynomials

7. Example Perform the indicated operations and simplify:

8. Example Perform the indicated operations and simplify:

9. Multiplying Polynomials

11. Example Find each product:

13. Example Find each product:

14. The Product of Two Binomials: FOIL

17. Example Find each product:

18. Example Find each product:

19. Multiplying the Sum and Difference of Two Terms

21. Example Find the product:

22. Example Find the product:

23. The Square of a Binomial

28. Example Find each product:

29. Example Find each product:

30. Special Products

32. Polynomials in Several Variables

33. A polynomial in two variables, x and y, contains the sum of one or more monomials in the form ax n y m . The constant a is the coefficient . The exponents n and m represent whole numbers. The degree of a polynomial in two variables is the highest degree of all its terms.

34. Example Perform the indicated operations:

35. Example Find the product:

36. Example Find the product:

37. (a) (b) (c) (d) Perform the indicated operations.

38. (a) (b) (c) (d) Find the product.