Let’s Check

Part 1. Since you are now familiarized with the basic knowledge in determining the degree
of a polynomial and how to evaluate polynomial expressions, it now your turn to prove
what you have learned. For each of the given polynomial, determine the number of terms
and evaluate given that 𝒂 = −𝟏, 𝒃 = 𝟐, 𝒙 = −𝟐 and 𝒚 = 𝟑. Show your solution.

1. 4𝑎2 𝑏4

2. 5𝑥 3 + 4𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 9
2𝑎−5
3. 3𝑎2 𝑏4 −
4

4. 1.5𝑎4 − 3𝑎3 𝑏 − 2𝑎2 𝑏2 − 8𝑎𝑏3 + 6𝑏4

5. 13𝑥 2 𝑦 2 − 6𝑎𝑦 3 + 𝑏

Part 2. Combine the like terms of the following expressions to simplify.

6. 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 4 + 5𝑥 − 2

7. 2𝑎2 + 3𝑏 − 5𝑐 + 7 + 7𝑐 + 2𝑏 − 5𝑎2 − 4

8. 2𝑟 2 𝑡 + 𝑟𝑡 − 𝑡 + 5𝑟 2 𝑡 + 3𝑡 − 6𝑟𝑡

9. 2𝑤 3 + 5𝑥 + 𝑦 2 + 4 + 3𝑥 − 5𝑤 3 − 2𝑦 2 + 2

10. 9𝑥 3 𝑦 − 5 + 𝑥𝑦 + 3𝑥𝑦 3 − 2𝑥 2 𝑦 + 3𝑥 3 𝑦 − 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑥𝑦 2 − 𝑥 2 𝑦

Part 3. Simplify the expressions using laws of exponents.

𝑥2
11. 𝑥 (𝑥 3)

𝑎 −1𝑏 2 𝑐 −3
12. 𝑎𝑏𝑐

13. (𝑢2 𝑣 −3 𝑤 0 )2

14. (𝑢2 𝑣 −3 𝑤 0 )−2

2
𝑚𝑛 −1
15. (𝑚2𝑛−1 )

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