Raj writes a polynomial expression in standard form
using one variable, a, that has 4 terms and is degree 5.
Raj and Nicole's polynomial expressions are added to
create a sum, written in standard form.
What can you determine about the degree of the sum?
The sum will be degree
Nicole writes a polynomial expression in standard form
using one variable, a, that has 3 terms and is degree 2
What can you determine about the number of terms of
the sum?
The maximum number of terms of the sum is
but it could be less.