5: Polynomial and Polynomial Functions
In this chapter you will investigate polynomials and polynomial functions and learn how to perform mathematical operations on them.
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- 5.1: Prelude to Polynomial and Polynomial Functions
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- 5.2: Add and Subtract Polynomials
- We have learned how to simplify expressions by combining like terms. Remember, like terms must have the same variables with the same exponent. Since monomials are terms, adding and subtracting monomials is the same as combining like terms. If the monomials are like terms, we just combine them by adding or subtracting the coefficients.