TUTORIAL 06 – POLYNOMIALS

Evaluate each expression for the given value of x.

1) 2x + 3 when x = 2
2) x2 + 4 when x = –3
3) –4x – 2 when x = –1
4) 7x2 + 2x when x = 3

Identify the coefficient in each term

5. 4x3 6. y3
7. 2n7 8. –s4

Writing Polynomials in Standard Form

1. y2 + y6 – 3y
2. 16 – 4x2 + x5 + 9x3
3. 18y5 – 3y8 + 14y
4. 5n3 + 4n
5. 5y3 +4y6 + 2y – 9
6. 24g3 + 10 + 7g5 – g2
7. 14 – x4 + 3x2

Simplify each expression.

1) −𝑎3 − 𝑎2 + 6𝑎 − 21 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑎 = −4

2) 𝑛2 + 3𝑛 − 11 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑛 = −6

3) 𝑛3 − 7𝑛2 + 15𝑛 − 20 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑛 = 2

4) 𝑛3 − 9𝑛2 + 23𝑛 − 21 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑛 = 5

5) −5𝑛4 − 11𝑛3 − 9𝑛2 − 𝑛 − 5 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑛 = −1

6) 𝑥4 − 5𝑥3 − 𝑥 + 13 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = 5

7) 𝑥2 + 9𝑥 + 23 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = −3

8) −6𝑥3 + 41𝑥2 − 32𝑥 + 11 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = 6

9) 𝑥4 − 6𝑥3 + 𝑥2 − 24 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = 6

10) 𝑚4 + 8𝑚3 + 14𝑚2 + 13𝑚 + 5 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑚 = −6

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11) (5𝑝 − 5𝑝4) − (8𝑝 − 8𝑝4)
12) (7𝑚2 + 5𝑚3) − (6𝑚3 − 5𝑚2)

13) (3𝑛2 +𝑛3)−(2𝑛3 −7𝑛2)

14) (𝑥2+5𝑥3)+(7𝑥2+3𝑥3)

15) (2𝑛2 + 7𝑛4 − 2) + (2 + 2𝑛3 + 4𝑛2 + 2𝑛4)

16) (7𝑏3 − 4𝑏 + 4𝑏4) − (8𝑏3 − 4𝑏2 + 2𝑏4 − 8𝑏)

17) (8 − 𝑏 + 7𝑏3) − (3𝑏4 + 7𝑏 − 8 + 7𝑏2) + (3 − 3𝑏 + 6𝑏3)

18) (1 − 3𝑛4 − 8𝑛3) + (7𝑛4 + 2 − 6𝑛2 + 3𝑛3) + (4𝑛3 + 8𝑛4 + 7)

19) (8𝑥4 + 2𝑥3 + 2𝑥) + (2𝑥 + 2 − 2𝑥 3 − 𝑥4) − (𝑥3 + 5𝑥4 + 8𝑥)

20) (6𝑥 − 5𝑥4 − 4𝑥2) − (2𝑥 − 7𝑥2 − 4𝑥4 − 8) − (8 − 6𝑥2 − 4𝑥4)

Solve the question

1. A tourist accidentally drops her lip balm off the Golden Gate Bridge. The bridge is 220 feet
from the water of the bay. The height of the lip balm is given by the polynomial –16t2 +
220, where t is time in seconds. How far above the water will the lip balm be after 3
seconds?

2. Another firework with a 5-second fuse is launched from the same platform at a speed of
400 feet per second. Its height is given by –16t2 +400t + 6. How high will this firework be
when it explodes?

3. The polynomial 3.675v + 0.096v2 is used to estimate the stopping distance in feet for a car
whose speed is v miles per hour on flat dry pavement. What is the stopping distance for a
car traveling at 70 miles per hour?

CGS 121(2) – BASIC MATHEMATICS