ADDITION

OF POLYNOMIALS
Objectives
In this lesson, the students must be able to:
1) add polynomials, and;
2) solve problems involving addition of
polynomials.
(Sing to the tune of ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR
BOAT)

Same signs, add and keep;

Different signs, subtract.
Take the sign of the larger number.
Then, it will be exact.
I.

ACTIVITY
(Working In Pairs)
# 1. How do you add:

3 Balloons + 2 Stars = ?
# 2. Add

2 Dresses + 2 Fishes = ?
# 3. Add

4 Heads + 1 Heart = ?
How do you add:

+
3 Balloons + 2 Stars = ?
Ans. 55 StarBalloons
Ans. BalloonStars ??
ABSTRACTION
 In a POLYNOMIAL, terms
that are exactly alike
except for their numerical
coefficients are called
LIKE or SIMILAR TERMS.
 Examples:

{ 4a, – 3a, + 2a }

{ 7b, 3b, - 25b, b, -6b }

{ -5x2 , - 20x2 , + 10x2 , - 3x2 , 50x2 }

 While terms
that are different from
each other are called
UNLIKE TERMS or DISSIMILAR
TERMS.
Examples:

{ 4c, – 3a, + 2e, 8x, - 12y }

{ 7b, 3d, - 9, 5f }

{ -15x , - 2x , + 33x , - 13x , 11x }

3 2 3 7
ANALYSIS
Add
SIMILAR TERMS

+
4 Hearts + 1 Heart = ?
4h + 1h = 5h
Add
DISSIMILAR TERMS

+
3 Balloons + 2 Stars = ?
3b + 2s = 3b + 2s
Add DISSIMILAR TERMS

2 Dresses + 2 Fishes = ?
2d + 2 f = 2d + 2f
Add DISSIMILAR TERMS

4 Note heads + 1 Heart = ?

4n + 1h = 4n + h
Add SIMILAR TERMS

3 Note heads + 1 Note Head = ?

3n + 1n = 4n
 + 4 FISHES + 1 COW
2 COWS

Combine SIMILAR Terms

3 COWS + 4 FISHES = 3c + 4f
5 1 9
BOYS 1 BOY
GIRL GIRLS

6 BOYS + 10 GIRLS
= 6b + 10g
 Rules for Adding 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,
 ADDITION of Monomials
1) Add the following: 4a, – 3a, and 2a

= 4a – 3a + 2a Re - arrange
= 4a + 2a – 3a Combine terms with similar signs
= 6a – 3a SIMPLIFY

= 3a
Add: 3x + 4y + 7x =

10 + 4y
ADDING Binomials
Add – 3b + 2c, 8b – 10c, and -12a + c.

3b + 2c
8b – 10c
+ -12a + c
-12a + 11b – 7c
ADDING Trinomials
Add 4a – 3b + 2c, 5a + 8b – 10c,
and -12a + c + 8.

4a – 3b + 2c
5a + 8b – 10c
+ -12a + c + 8
-3a + 5b – 7c + 8
 ADDITION of Multinomials
Add: 13x4 – 20x3 + 5x – 10, and -10x2 – 8x4 – 15x
+ 10.

13x – 20x
4 3
+ 5x – 10
+ - 8x 4
–10x – 15x + 10
2

5x - 20x - 10x – 10x

4 3 2
Work in Pairs again!
TRY!
1) 2x2 – 15x + 25
+ -3x2 – 12x + 18
-x2 - 27x + 43
2) (30x3 – 50x2 + 20x – 80) + (17x3 - 26x + 19)
30x3 – 50x2 + 20x – 80

+47x - 50x 2--26x

17x
3 3
6x -- 19
99
MENTAL Math
2x2 + 4x +
2x 2+ 4x + 6y
(Since NO similar terms can be
6y
combined, we just copy or re-write the
2x2 + 4x + 5x
2 +3 y +2
same terms)

6y 2 3 2
= 7x +4x + y + 6y
3
= y + 7x + 6y +
2 2
4x
(STANDARD Form)
More Exercises

•5x + 3xy+ 5xy + x + 2y + 2x

2

•3x + 2x y + 2xy + x y
4 2 2 2
Application

What is 12x – 5x + 3x + 4 added to

3 2

15x + 10x + 4x –10?

3 2

Ans. 27x + 5x + 7x - 6
3 2
 Application
What is the perimeter of the square
shown below?

(2x2 + 5x – 3 ) cm

Ans. (8x2 + 20x – 12) cm

GENERALIZATION

To add polynomials, combine similar

terms, and simply annex the unlike terms
(or just copy as it is).
Then, if possible, re-write your final
answer in its standard form.
EVALUATION.
A. Add the following polynomials:
1) 3x + 10x 6) (10xy + 8xy) + (4xy – 3xy)
2) 12y + 18y + y 7) 20x2y2 + 3x2y2 + x2y2
3) 14x + (-16x )
3 3
8) (-9x y) + 9x y
2 2

4) (-5x ) + (- 4x )
3 3
9) 10x y + (- 10x y )
2 3 3 2

5) 2x + (3y + x) 10) (5x2 + 3x + 8) + (x2- 6x - 13)

Assignment:

Solve the following problems:

1) What is the sum of
3x – 11x + 12 and
2

18x + 20x – 100?

2
2) What is the perimeter of the
isosceles
triangle shown below?
(2x2+7) cm

(x2 + 12x – 5 ) cm
3) What must be added to 3x + 10 to get
a result of 5x – 3?
 God
Thank you. . .

bless!