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Intermediate Algebra for College Students

Allen R. Angel; Dennis C. Runde

Chapter 5

Polynomials and Polynomial Functions - all with Video Answers

Educators


Section 1

Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials

00:51

Problem 1

The parts that are added or subtracted in a polynomial are called

Heather Zimmers
Heather Zimmers
Numerade Educator
00:25

Problem 2

The sum of the exponent(s) of the variables of a term is called the of the term.

Tony Wilson
Tony Wilson
Numerade Educator
01:35

Problem 3

The degree of $-7 x^{3} y^{2}$ is

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Ankit Gupta
Numerade Educator
00:35

Problem 4

The degree of $6 x$ is

Jessica Harter
Jessica Harter
Numerade Educator
01:03

Problem 5

In a polynomial, the term of highest degree is called the term.

Julie Silva
Julie Silva
Numerade Educator
01:34

Problem 6

A polynomial with one term is a

Priyanka Sadarangani
Priyanka Sadarangani
Numerade Educator
01:07

Problem 7

A polynomial with two terms is a

Julie Silva
Julie Silva
Numerade Educator
01:07

Problem 8

A polynomial with three terms is a

Julie Silva
Julie Silva
Numerade Educator
00:21

Problem 9

Determine whether each expression is a polynomial. If the polynomial has a specific name, for example, "monomial" or "binomial," give the name. If the expression is not a polynomial, explain why it is not. 7

Patrick Burns
Patrick Burns
Numerade Educator
00:33

Problem 10

Determine whether each expression is a polynomial. If the polynomial has a specific name, for example, "monomial" or "binomial," give the name. If the expression is not a polynomial, explain why it is not. $-3 x$

Patrick Burns
Patrick Burns
Numerade Educator
00:14

Problem 11

Determine whether each expression is a polynomial. If the polynomial has a specific name, for example, "monomial" or "binomial," give the name. If the expression is not a polynomial, explain why it is not.. $4 x^{-1}$

Patrick Burns
Patrick Burns
Numerade Educator
00:25

Problem 12

Determine whether each expression is a polynomial. If the polynomial has a specific name, for example, "monomial" or "binomial," give the name. If the expression is not a polynomial, explain why it is not.$5 z^{-3}$

Patrick Burns
Patrick Burns
Numerade Educator
01:15

Problem 13

Determine whether each expression is a polynomial. If the polynomial has a specific name, for example, "monomial" or "binomial," give the name. If the expression is not a polynomial, explain why it is not.$5 x^{2}-6 x+9$

Joshua Fischbach
Joshua Fischbach
Numerade Educator
01:15

Problem 14

Determine whether each expression is a polynomial. If the polynomial has a specific name, for example, "monomial" or "binomial," give the name. If the expression is not a polynomial, explain why it is not.$8 x^{2}-4 x+9 y^{2}$

Joshua Fischbach
Joshua Fischbach
Numerade Educator
00:21

Problem 15

Determine whether each expression is a polynomial. If the polynomial has a specific name, for example, "monomial" or "binomial," give the name. If the expression is not a polynomial, explain why it is not.$3 x^{1 / 2}+2 x y$

Patrick Burns
Patrick Burns
Numerade Educator
00:21

Problem 16

Determine whether each expression is a polynomial. If the polynomial has a specific name, for example, "monomial" or "binomial," give the name. If the expression is not a polynomial, explain why it is not.$\frac{1}{x-7}$

Patrick Burns
Patrick Burns
Numerade Educator
00:49

Problem 17

Write each polynomial in descending order of the variable $x$. If the polynomial is already in descending order, so state. Give the degree of each polynomial.$-5+2 x-x^{2}$

Ramzi Deek
Ramzi Deek
Numerade Educator
00:42

Problem 18

Write each polynomial in descending order of the variable $x$. If the polynomial is already in descending order, so state. Give the degree of each polynomial.$-3 x-9+8 x^{2}$

Ramzi Deek
Ramzi Deek
Numerade Educator
00:54

Problem 19

Write each polynomial in descending order of the variable $x$. If the polynomial is already in descending order, so state. Give the degree of each polynomial.$2 x^{4}-5 x^{3}+7 x^{2}-9 x+11$

Ramzi Deek
Ramzi Deek
Numerade Educator
00:52

Problem 20

Write each polynomial in descending order of the variable $x$. If the polynomial is already in descending order, so state. Give the degree of each polynomial.$2 x^{3}+7 x^{2}-9 x-13$

Julie Silva
Julie Silva
Numerade Educator
01:00

Problem 21

Write each polynomial in descending order of the variable $x$. If the polynomial is already in descending order, so state. Give the degree of each polynomial.$9 y^{2}+3 x y+10 x^{2}$

Julie Silva
Julie Silva
Numerade Educator
01:00

Problem 22

Write each polynomial in descending order of the variable $x$. If the polynomial is already in descending order, so state. Give the degree of each polynomial.$8 y^{3}-36 x y^{2}+54 x^{2} y-27 x^{3}$

Julie Silva
Julie Silva
Numerade Educator
00:36

Problem 23

Give a) the degree of each polynomial and b) its leading coefficient.$2 x+5$

Patrick Burns
Patrick Burns
Numerade Educator
01:30

Problem 24

Give a) the degree of each polynomial and b) its leading coefficient. 18

Julie Silva
Julie Silva
Numerade Educator
01:09

Problem 25

Give a) the degree of each polynomial and b) its leading coefficient.$x^{4}+3 x^{6}-2 x-13$

Melissa Barry
Melissa Barry
Numerade Educator
00:28

Problem 26

Give a) the degree of each polynomial and b) its leading coefficient.$17 x^{4}+13 x^{5}-x^{7}+4 x^{3}$

Heather Zimmers
Heather Zimmers
Numerade Educator
00:10

Problem 27

Give a) the degree of each polynomial and b) its leading coefficient.$4 x^{2} y^{3}+6 x y^{4}+9 x y^{5}$

Brandon Fox
Brandon Fox
Numerade Educator
00:46

Problem 28

Give a) the degree of each polynomial and b) its leading coefficient.$3 c^{5} d^{2}-5 c^{4} d^{4}+2 c^{2} d^{5}$

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Ankit Gupta
Numerade Educator
01:11

Problem 29

Evaluate each polynomial function at the given value.If $P(x)=2 x+8$, determine
a) $P(0)$
b) $P(2)$
c) $P(-4)$

Jonathan Kerby-White
Jonathan Kerby-White
Indiana University Bloomington
00:32

Problem 30

Evaluate each polynomial function at the given value.If $P(x)=-3 x+4$, determine
a) $P(0)$
b) $P\left(\frac{4}{3}\right)$
c) $P(-2)$

Julie Silva
Julie Silva
Numerade Educator
00:32

Problem 31

Evaluate each polynomial function at the given value.If $P(x)=-x^{2}+x+6$, determine
a) $P(4)$
b) $P(0)$
c) $P(-2)$

Heather Zimmers
Heather Zimmers
Numerade Educator
03:16

Problem 32

Evaluate each polynomial function at the given value.If $P(x)=-3 x^{2}+2 x-7$, determine
a) $P(2)$
b) $P(0)$
c) $P(-2)$

Mariam Saleh-Esa
Mariam Saleh-Esa
Numerade Educator
01:32

Problem 33

If $P(x)=-3 x^{2}+2 x-7$, determine
a) $P(2)$
b) $P(0)$
c) $P(-2)$If $P(x)=-x^{3}-x^{2}+3 x-1$, determine
a) $P(0)$
b) $P(2)$
c) $P(-1)$

Adrian Co
Adrian Co
Numerade Educator
01:11

Problem 34

Evaluate each polynomial function at the given value.If $P(t)=-2 t^{3}+t^{2}-t+4$, determine
a) $P(0)$
b) $P(3)$
c) $P(-2)$

Jonathan Kerby-White
Jonathan Kerby-White
Indiana University Bloomington
02:41

Problem 35

Simplify.$\left(x^{2}+3 x-1\right)+(6 x-5)$

Alekhya Bhupalam
Alekhya Bhupalam
Numerade Educator
04:02

Problem 36

Simplify.$\left(5 n^{2}-7\right)+\left(9 n^{2}+8 n+12\right)$

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Ankit Gupta
Numerade Educator
00:39

Problem 37

Simplify.$\left(x^{2}-8 x+11\right)-(5 x+9)$

Erika Bustos
Erika Bustos
Numerade Educator
02:10

Problem 38

Simplify.$(2 x-13)-\left(3 x^{2}-4 x+26\right)$

Susan Cooper
Susan Cooper
Numerade Educator
01:19

Problem 39

Simplify.$\left(4 y^{2}+9 y-1\right)-\left(2 y^{2}+10\right)$

Susan Cooper
Susan Cooper
Numerade Educator
01:23

Problem 40

Simplify.$\left(5 b^{2}-8 b+7\right)-\left(2 b^{2}-3 b-15\right)$

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Ankit Gupta
Numerade Educator
00:55

Problem 41

Simplify.$\left(-k^{3}+3 k^{2}-k-4\right)-\left(4 k^{3}+8 k+3\right)$

Sherrie Fenner
Sherrie Fenner
Numerade Educator
01:11

Problem 42

Simplify.$\left(6 y^{2}-9 y+14\right)-\left(-2 y^{2}-y-8\right)$

Susan Cooper
Susan Cooper
Numerade Educator
01:07

Problem 43

Simplify.$(3 a-6 b+5 c)-(-2 a+4 b-8 c)$

Emily Himsel
Emily Himsel
Numerade Educator
02:53

Problem 44

Simplify.$(-5 r+2 s-6 t)-(4 r-3 s+7 t)$

Naomi Motes
Naomi Motes
Numerade Educator
01:36

Problem 45

Simplify.$\left(3 a^{2} b-6 a b+5 b^{2}\right)-\left(4 a b-6 b^{2}+5 a^{2} b\right)$

Joshua Eastwood
Joshua Eastwood
Numerade Educator
00:50

Problem 46

Simplify.$\left(3 x^{2}-5 y^{2}-2 x y\right)-\left(4 x^{2}+8 y^{2}-9 x y\right)$

Matt Gibson
Matt Gibson
Numerade Educator
06:58

Problem 47

Simplify.$6 x^{2}-5 x-\left[3 x-\left(4 x^{2}-9\right)\right]$

Anas Venkitta
Anas Venkitta
Numerade Educator
00:34

Problem 48

Simplify.$3 x y^{2}-2 x-\left[-\left(4 x y^{2}+3 x\right)-5 x y\right]$

Nick Johnson
Nick Johnson
Numerade Educator
01:20

Problem 49

Simplify.$\left(-\frac{5}{9} a+6\right)+\left(-\frac{2}{3} a^{2}-\frac{1}{4} a-1\right)$

Karly Williams
Karly Williams
Numerade Educator
02:03

Problem 50

Simplify.$\left(\frac{5}{12} d^{2}+\frac{1}{16} d-\frac{7}{8}\right)+\left(\frac{7}{12} d^{2}-\frac{1}{4} d+\frac{3}{4}\right)$

Julie Silva
Julie Silva
Numerade Educator
01:16

Problem 51

Simplify.$\left(1.4 x^{2}+1.6 x-8.3\right)-\left(4.9 x^{2}+3.7 x+11.3\right)$

Erika Bustos
Erika Bustos
Numerade Educator
01:10

Problem 52

Simplify.$\left(-12.4 x^{2} y-6.2 x y+9.3 y^{2}\right)-\left(-5.3 x^{2} y+1.6 x y-10.4 y^{2}\right)$

Heather Zimmers
Heather Zimmers
Numerade Educator
01:40

Problem 53

Simplify.Add $-2 x^{2}-4 x-12$ and $-x^{2}-2 x$

Heather Zimmers
Heather Zimmers
Numerade Educator
00:19

Problem 54

Simplify.Add $-5 y^{2}+3 y-7$ and $2 y^{2}-4 y+1$.

Cory Kuzinski
Cory Kuzinski
Numerade Educator
01:08

Problem 55

Simplify.Add $9 x^{2}-12 x y+4 y^{2}$ and $4 x^{2}+4 x y+y^{2}$

Joshua Eastwood
Joshua Eastwood
Numerade Educator
01:31

Problem 56

Simplify.Add $6 x^{2}+12 x y$ and $-2 x^{2}+4 x y+3 y$

MA
Manuel Andrade-Panek
Numerade Educator
01:34

Problem 57

Simplify.Subtract $4 x-11$ from $7 x+8$

Jessica Harter
Jessica Harter
Numerade Educator
01:33

Problem 58

Simplify.Subtract $x^{2}-3 x-7$ from $x^{2}+5 x-9$

Julie Silva
Julie Silva
Numerade Educator
00:28

Problem 59

Subtract $-3 x^{2}+8 x-24$ from $4 x^{2}+8 x-11$.

Brandon Fox
Brandon Fox
Numerade Educator
00:36

Problem 60

Subtract $-x^{2}+3 x+5$ from $4 x^{2}-6 x+2$

Emma Fink
Emma Fink
Numerade Educator
00:54

Problem 61

Subtract $0.2 a^{2}-3.9 a+26.4$ from $-5.2 a^{2}-9.6 a$.

Ali Soave
Ali Soave
Numerade Educator
03:13

Problem 62

Subtract $\left(3.1 z^{2}-5.23 z+8.11\right)$ from
$$
\left(-2.51 z^{2}+1.2 z+7.4\right)
$$

Maurizia De Palma
Maurizia De Palma
Numerade Educator
00:33

Problem 63

Subtract $\left(5 x^{2} y+\frac{5}{9}\right)$ from $\left(-\frac{1}{2} x^{2} y+x y^{2}+\frac{3}{5}\right)$

Brandon Fox
Brandon Fox
Numerade Educator
00:27

Problem 64

Subtract $\left(\frac{7}{8} m^{2} n^{2}-\frac{2}{3} m n^{3}+\frac{5}{8}\right)$ from
$$
\left(\frac{5}{6} m^{2} n^{2}-\frac{4}{5} m n^{3}-\frac{5}{8}\right)
$$

Maninder Singh
Maninder Singh
Numerade Educator
01:09

Problem 65

Simplify. Assume that all exponents represent natural numbers.$\left(3 x^{2 r}-7 x^{r}+1\right)+\left(2 x^{2 r}-3 x^{r}+2\right)$

Amy Jiang
Amy Jiang
Numerade Educator
01:27

Problem 66

Simplify. Assume that all exponents represent natural numbers.$\left(8 x^{2 r}-5 x^{r}+4\right)+\left(6 x^{2 r}+x^{r}+3\right)$

Susan Cooper
Susan Cooper
Numerade Educator
00:57

Problem 67

Simplify. Assume that all exponents represent natural numbers.$\left(x^{2 s}-8 x^{5}+6\right)-\left(2 x^{2 s}-4 x^{5}-13\right)$

Liuxi Sun
Liuxi Sun
Numerade Educator
01:39

Problem 68

Simplify. Assume that all exponents represent natural numbers.$\left(5 a^{2 m}-6 a^{m}+4\right)-\left(2 a^{2 m}+7\right)$

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Ankit Gupta
Numerade Educator
01:03

Problem 69

Simplify. Assume that all exponents represent natural numbers.$\left(7 b^{4 n}-5 b^{2 n}+1\right)-\left(3 b^{3 n}-b^{2 n}\right)$

AG
Ankit Gupta
Numerade Educator
01:19

Problem 70

Simplify. Assume that all exponents represent natural numbers.$\left(-3 r^{3 a}+r^{a}-6\right)-\left(-2 r^{3 a}-8 r^{2 a}+6\right)$

Sean Davies
Sean Davies
Numerade Educator
00:45

Problem 71

Determine an expression for the perimeter of each figure. See Example $9 .$

Naomi Motes
Naomi Motes
Numerade Educator
00:45

Problem 72

Determine an expression for the perimeter of each figure. See Example $9 .$

Naomi Motes
Naomi Motes
Numerade Educator
00:45

Problem 73

Determine an expression for the perimeter of each figure. See Example $9 .$

Naomi Motes
Naomi Motes
Numerade Educator
00:45

Problem 74

Determine an expression for the perimeter of each figure. See Example $9 .$

Naomi Motes
Naomi Motes
Numerade Educator
00:45

Problem 75

Determine an expression for the perimeter of each figure. See Example $9 .$

Naomi Motes
Naomi Motes
Numerade Educator
00:45

Problem 76

Determine an expression for the perimeter of each figure. See Example $9 .$

Naomi Motes
Naomi Motes
Numerade Educator
00:35

Problem 77

Area The area of a square is a function of its side, s, where $A(s)=s^{2}$. Determine the area of a square if its side is 12 meters.

Charles Carter
Charles Carter
Numerade Educator
02:03

Problem 78

The volume of a cube is a function of its side,s, where $V(s)=s^{3}$. Determine the volume of a cube if its side is 7 centimeters.

Meredith Moody
Meredith Moody
Numerade Educator
02:14

Problem 79

Area The area of a circle is a function of its radius, where $A(r)=\pi r^{2}$. Determine the area of a circle if its radius is 6 inches.

Tyler Tebbs
Tyler Tebbs
Numerade Educator
02:14

Problem 80

Area The area of a circle is a function of its radius, where $A(r)=\pi r^{2}$. Determine the area of a circle if its radius is 6 inches.

Tyler Tebbs
Tyler Tebbs
Numerade Educator
00:13

Problem 81

Height When an object is dropped from a height of 1250 feet from the Empire State Building, the object'sheight, $h$, in feet, from the ground at time, $t$, in seconds, after being dropped can be determined by
$$
h=P(t)=-16 t^{2}+1250
$$

Amy Jiang
Amy Jiang
Numerade Educator
01:24

Problem 82

Speech Contest The number of ways that the first-, second-, and third-place winners in a speech contest can be selected from $n$ participants is given by$P(n)=n^{3}-3 n^{2}+2 n$. If there are seven participants, how many ways can the winner and first and second runners-up be selected?

Heather Zimmers
Heather Zimmers
Numerade Educator
00:53

Problem 83

Committees The number of different committees of 2 students where the 2 students are selected from a class of $n$ students is given by $c(n)=\frac{1}{2}\left(n^{2}-n\right)$. If a biology class has 15 students, how many different committees having 2 students can be selected?

Heather Zimmers
Heather Zimmers
Numerade Educator
02:04

Problem 84

Committees The number of different committees of 3 students where the 3 students are selected from a class of $n$ students is given by $c(n)=\frac{1}{6} n^{3}-\frac{1}{2} n^{2}+\frac{1}{3} n$. If an art class has 10 students, how many different committees having 3 students can be selected?

Hunza Gilgit
Hunza Gilgit
Numerade Educator
02:04

Problem 85

Committees The number of different committees of 3 students where the 3 students are selected from a class of $n$ students is given by $c(n)=\frac{1}{6} n^{3}-\frac{1}{2} n^{2}+\frac{1}{3} n$. If an art class has 10 students, how many different committees having 3 students can be selected?number of years after 2018. Determine the amount in the account in a) 2019. b) $2033 .$

Hunza Gilgit
Hunza Gilgit
Numerade Educator
01:32

Problem 86

Financing Frank just bought a motorcycle. After making the down payment, the amount to be financed is $\$ 28,250$. Using a $0 \%$ (or interest-free) loan, the monthly payment is $\$ 387.50$. The amount still owed on the motorcycle is a function of time given by $A(t)=\$ 28,250-\$ 387.50 t$, where $t$ is the number of months after Frank bought the motorcycle. How much is still owed a) 2 months, b) 15 months after Frank bought the motorcycle?

Zach Nolen
Zach Nolen
Numerade Educator
01:22

Problem 87

The profit of a company is obtained by subtracting its cost from its revenue. In Exercises 87 and $88, R(x)$ represents the company's revenue when selling $x$ items and $C(x)$ represents the company's cost when producing $x$ items. a) Determine a profit function $P(x)$. b) Evaluate $P(x)$ when $x=100$.$R(x)=2 x^{2}-60 x$
$C(x)=8050-420 x$

Carson Merrill
Carson Merrill
Numerade Educator
01:30

Problem 88

The profit of a company is obtained by subtracting its cost from its revenue. In Exercises 87 and $88, R(x)$ represents the company's revenue when selling $x$ items and $C(x)$ represents the company's cost when producing $x$ items. a) Determine a profit function $P(x)$. b) Evaluate $P(x)$ when $x=100$.$R(x)=5.5 x^{2}-80.3 x$
$C(x)=1.2 x^{2}+16.3 x+12,040.6$

Julie Silva
Julie Silva
Numerade Educator
01:09

Problem 89

Determine which of the graphs-a), b), or c) - is the graph of the given equation. Explain how you determined your answer.$y=x^{2}+3 x-4$

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Ankit Gupta
Numerade Educator
01:09

Problem 90

Determine which of the graphs-a), b), or c) - is the graph of the given equation. Explain how you determined your answer.$y=x^{3}+2 x^{2}-4$

AG
Ankit Gupta
Numerade Educator
00:40

Problem 91

Determine which of the graphs-a), b), or c) - is the graph of the given equation. Explain how you determined your answer.$y=-x^{3}+2 x-6$

Amy Jiang
Amy Jiang
Numerade Educator
01:09

Problem 92

Determine which of the graphs-a), b), or c) - is the graph of the given equation. Explain how you determined your answer.$y=x^{3}+4 x^{2}-5$

AG
Ankit Gupta
Numerade Educator
01:54

Problem 93

Royal Gorge Bridge A golf ball is dropped from the Royal Gorge bridge in Cañon City, Colorado. The height, $h(t)$, in feet, of the golf ball above the water below is given by the function
$$
h(t)=-16 t^{2}+955
$$
where $t$ is time in seconds and $0<t<7.7$.

Sanchit Gogia
Sanchit Gogia
Numerade Educator
02:15

Problem 94

Inclined Plane A ball rolls down an inclined plane. The distance, $d(t)$, in feet, the ball has traveled is given by the function
$$
d(t)=2.36 t^{2}
$$
where $t$ is time in seconds $0<t<5$.
Determine the distance the ball has traveled down the inclined plane in
a) 1 second.
b) 3 seconds.
c) 5 seconds.

Dheeraj Sharma
Dheeraj Sharma
Numerade Educator
01:11

Problem 95

Inflation The function $C(t)=0.31 t^{2}+0.59 t+9.61$, where $t$ is years since 2017 , approximates the cost, in thousands of dollars, for purchasing in the future what $\$ 10,000$ would purchase in 2017. This function is based on a $6 \%$ annual inflation rate and $0 \leq t \leq 25$. Estimate the cost in 2032 for goods that cost $\$ 10,000$ in $2017 .$

Ashima Tiwari
Ashima Tiwari
Numerade Educator
01:44

Problem 96

Population. The population of a town is estimated by the function $P(t)=6 t^{2}+7 t+6500$ where $t$ is the number of years since 2010 . Estimate what the population of the town will be in 2020 .

Mike Gaerlan
Mike Gaerlan
Numerade Educator
01:43

Problem 97

a) Graph
$$
\begin{aligned}
&y_{1}=x^{3} \\
&y_{2}=x^{3}-3 x^{2}-3
\end{aligned}
$$
b) In both graphs, for values of $x>3$, do the functions increase or decrease as $x$ increases?
c) When the leading term of a polynomial function is $x^{3}$, the polynomial must increase as $x$ increases for $x>a$, where $a$ is some real number greater than 0 . Explain why this must be so.
d) In both graphs, for values of $x<-3$, do the functions increase or decrease as $x$ decreases?
e) When the leading term of a polynomial function is $x^{3}$, the polynomial must decrease as $x$ decreases for $x<a$, where $a$ is some real number less than 0 . Explain why this must be so.

Amy Jiang
Amy Jiang
Numerade Educator
02:46

Problem 98

a) Graph
$$
\begin{aligned}
&y_{1}=x^{4} \\
&y_{2}=x^{4}-6 x^{2}
\end{aligned}
$$
b) In each graph, for values of $x>3$, are the functions increasing or decreasing as $x$ increases?
c) When the leading term of a polynomial function is $x^{4}$, the polynomial must increase as $x$ increases for $x>a$, where $a$ is some real number greater than 0 . Explain why this must be so.
d) In each graph, for values of $x<-3$, are the functions increasing or decreasing as $x$ decreases?
e) When the leading term of a polynomial function is $x^{4}$, the polynomial must increase as $x$ decreases for $x<a$, where $a$ is some real number less than 0 . Explain why this must be so.

Amy Jiang
Amy Jiang
Numerade Educator
00:32

Problem 99

What is the degree of a nonzero constant?

Shashika Bandara
Shashika Bandara
Numerade Educator
00:18

Problem 100

What is the leading term of a polynomial?

Sherrie Fenner
Sherrie Fenner
Numerade Educator
03:34

Problem 101

What is the leading coefficient of a polynomial?

Jonathan Silverman
Jonathan Silverman
Numerade Educator
00:12

Problem 102

a) How do you determine the degree of a term?
b) What is the degree of $6 x^{4} y^{3} z$ ?

Cory Kuzinski
Cory Kuzinski
Numerade Educator
00:37

Problem 103

a) How do you determine the degree of a polynomial?
b) What is the degree of $-4 x^{4}+6 x^{3} y^{4}+z^{5}$ ?

Grace Muhihu
Grace Muhihu
Numerade Educator
00:42

Problem 104

What does it mean when a polynomial is in descending order of the variable $x$ ?

Joanna Quigley
Joanna Quigley
Numerade Educator
01:50

Problem 105

a) When is a polynomial linear?
b) Give an example of a linear polynomial.

Sara Sasani
Sara Sasani
Numerade Educator
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Problem 106

a) When is a polynomial quadratic?
b) Give an example of a quadratic polynomial.

Rashmi Sinha
Rashmi Sinha
Numerade Educator
00:42

Problem 107

a) When is a polynomial cubic?
b) Give an example of a cubic polynomial.

Joanna Quigley
Joanna Quigley
Numerade Educator
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Problem 108

When one polynomial is being subtracted from another, what happens to the signs of all the terms of the polynomial being subtracted?

Rashmi Sinha
Rashmi Sinha
Numerade Educator
00:35

Problem 109

Write a fifth-degree trinomial in $x$ in descending order that lacks fourth-, third-, and second-degree terms.

Jeffrey Morris
Jeffrey Morris
Numerade Educator
00:35

Problem 110

Write a seventh-degree polynomial in $y$ in descending order that lacks fifth-, third-, and second-degree terms.

Ramzi Deek
Ramzi Deek
Numerade Educator
02:25

Problem 111

- Is the sum of two trinomials always a trinomial? Explain, and give an example to support your answer.

Julie Silva
Julie Silva
Numerade Educator
01:08

Problem 112

Is the sum of two binomials always a binomial? Explain, and give an example to support your answer.

Nick Johnson
Nick Johnson
Numerade Educator
01:05

Problem 113

Is the sum of two quadratic polynomials always a quadratic polynomial? Explain, and give an example to support your answer.

Julie Silva
Julie Silva
Numerade Educator
00:48

Problem 114

Is the difference of two cubic polynomials always a cubic polynomial? Explain, and give an example to support your answer.

Zain Haider
Zain Haider
Numerade Educator
02:02

Problem 115

Determine which of the graphs-a), b), or c)-is the graph of the given equation. Explain how you determined your answer.$y=-x^{4}+3 x^{3}-5$

JC
James Choi
Numerade Educator
01:00

Problem 116

Determine which of the graphs-a), b), or c)-is the graph of the given equation. Explain how you determined your answer.$y=8 x^{2}+x-5$

Heather Zimmers
Heather Zimmers
Numerade Educator
00:45

Problem 117

If the leading term of a polynomial function is $3 x^{3}$, which of the following could possibly be the graph of the polynomial? Explain. Consider what happens for large positive values of $x$ and for large negative values of $x$.

Suman Saurav Thakur
Suman Saurav Thakur
Numerade Educator
00:40

Problem 118

If the leading term of a polynomial is $-2 x^{4}$, which of the following could possibly be the graph of the polynomial? Explain.

Hossam Mohamed
Hossam Mohamed
Numerade Educator
00:10

Problem 119

Evaluate $\sqrt[4]{81}$

Ramzi Deek
Ramzi Deek
Numerade Educator
00:32

Problem 120

Solve $1=\frac{8}{5} x-\frac{1}{2}$

AG
Ankit Gupta
Numerade Educator
01:55

Problem 121

Molding Machines An older molding machine can produce 40 plastic buckets in 1 hour. A newer machine can produce 50 buckets in 1 hour. How long will it take the two machines to produce a total of 540 buckets?

Carson Merrill
Carson Merrill
Numerade Educator
00:52

Problem 122

122. Determine the slope of the line through the points $(10,-4)$ and $(-1,-2)$.

Ramzi Deek
Ramzi Deek
Numerade Educator
00:45

Problem 123

Solve the system of equations.
$$
\begin{aligned}
-4 s+3 t &=16 \\
4 t-2 u &=2 \\
-s+6 u &=-2
\end{aligned}
$$

Heather Zimmers
Heather Zimmers
Numerade Educator