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Lesson Proper:
I. Activity 1
1. x – 2
2. 4x +1
Activity 2.
Use the tiles to find the sum of the following polynomials;
1. 5x + 3x
2. (3x - 4) - 6x
3. (2x2 – 5x + 2) + (3x2 + 2x)
The tiles can make operations on polynomials easy to understand and do.
Let us discuss the first activity.
1. To represent x – 2, we get one (+x) tile and two (-1) tiles.
2. To represent 4x +1, we get four (+x) tiles and one (+1) tile.
What about the second activity? Did you pick out the correct tiles?
1. 5x + 3x
Get five (+x tiles) and three more (+x) tiles. How many do you have in all?
Now, recall further that a pair of one (+x) and one (-x) is zero. What tiles do you have left?
That’s right, if you have with you three (-x) and four (-1), then you are correct. That means the sum is (-3x -4).
Do you think you can add polynomials now without the tiles?
Perform the operation.
1) Add 4a – 3b + 2c, 5a + 8b – 10c and -12a + c.
4a – 3b + 2c
5a + 8b – 10c
+ -12a +c
-‐3a
+
5b
–
7c
2) Add 13x4 – 20x3 + 5x – 10 and -10x2 – 8x4 – 15x + 10.
13x4 – 20x3 + 5x – 10
+ -8x4 – 10x2 – 15x + 10
III. Exercises
A. Perform the indicated operation, first using the tiles when applicable, then using paper and pen.
1) 3x + 10x 6) 10xy – 8xy
2) 12y – 18y 7) 20x2y2 + 30x2y2 NOTE TO THE TEACHER:
3 3
3) 14x + (-16x ) 2 2
8) -9x y + 9x y You may do this in the form
of a game.
Answers: 1) 13x; 2) -6y; 3) -2x3; 4) -9x3; 5) 2x – 3y; 6) 2xy; 7) 50x2y2; 8) 0; 9) 10x2y3 – 10x3y2; 10) 0
4) If you have (100x3 – 5x + 3) pesos in your wallet and you spent (80x3 – 2x2 + 9) pesos in buying foods, how much
money is left in your pocket? (20x3 + 2x2 – 5x – 6) pesos
5) What must be added to 3x + 10 to get a result of 5x – 3? 2x – 13
Summary
In this lesson, you learned about tiles and how to use them to represent algebraic expressions. You learned how to add and
subtract terms and polynomials using these tiles. You were also able to come up with the rules in adding and subtracting polynomials.
To add polynomials, simply combine similar terms. To combine similar terms, get the sum of the numerical coefficients and annex the
same literal coefficients. If there is more than one term, for convenience, write similar terms in the same column. To subtract
polynomials, change the sign of the subtrahend then proceed to the addition rule.