Question

Given the polynomial 21x 4 + 3y - 6x 2 + 34 What polynomial must be subtracted from it to obtain 29x 2 - 7 ? What polynomial must be added to it to obtain a first degree polynomial?

Answer 1

1. 21x⁴+3y-35x² + 41

2. -21x⁴-3y+6x² + x

Explanation:

When adding and subtracting polynomials , you can use the distributive property to add or subtract the coefficients of like terms.

1. The polynomial is 21x⁴ + 3y -6x² + 34

To obtain polynomial 29x² -7 , we must subtract some polynomial from it.

Let that polynomial be k.

So, 21x⁴ + 3y -6x² + 34 - k = 29x² -7

k = 21x⁴ + 3y - 6x² +34 - 29x² +7 = 21x⁴ + 3y - 35x² + 41

2. To obtain a first degree polynomial, let that polynomial be x +34

So, 21x⁴ + 3y - 6x² + 34 + K = x + 34

K = x + 34 - 21x⁴ -3y + 6x² - 34

= -21x⁴ - 3y + 6x² + x