Terms and

Polynomials
Lesson 2
Learning
Targets: ❑ I can define terms
❑ I can classify like and unlike terms.
❑ I can simplify algebraic expressions.
❑ I can classify algebraic expressions
which are polynomials according to
number of terms.
Explore:
Give the meaning of the given
prefixes and give an example.
Prefix Meaning Example
mono- monochrome,
one
monotone
bi- / di-
tri-
poly-
Can be a
number, a
variable, or a
product of tteerrm
m
numbers and
variables.
term
Separated by addition and
subtraction.
 Examples:
3a + 7a 2x + 6y – 5x + 8y 12x2 – 13x + 15x2 + 9 x
2 terms 4 terms 4 terms

6x2y2z + 10x2y2z - xyz 2ab + 8ab – 5ab – 6ab + 4ab 7ab2cd3f

3 terms 5 terms 1 term
 Like Terms

● Like terms are terms that have

exactly the same variables or
literal coefficients.
 Unlike Terms

● Unlike terms are terms which does

not have the same literal
coefficients, and cannot be raised
to the same power.
Examples:
Determine whether each pair of
terms are like o unlike.
a.a.2x
2xand
and5x
5x like
like
b.b.33and
and6y
6y unlike
unlike
c.c.-9
-9and
and15
15 like
like
22
d.d.4a
4a and
and10a
10a unlike
unlike
22 22
e.e. –b and 8b
–b and 8b like
like
Simplifying When we combine
Simplifying
Algebraic like terms, wee
Algebraic add or subtract
Expressions
Expressions their numerical
We simplify coefficients and
algebraic then copy the
expressions by common literal
combining like coefficients of the
terms. given terms.
Examples:
Simplify by combining like terms.
a. 3a + 7 a 10a
b. 2x + 6y – 5x + 8y -3x + 14y
c. 12x2 – 13x + 15x2 + 9x 27x2 – 4x
d. 6x2y2z + 10x2y2z - xyz 16x2y2z – xyz
e. 2ab + 8ab – 5ab – 6ab + 4ab 3ab
Polynomial
o is a monomial
or the sum or
difference of
two or more
monomials.
Polynomials with one term, two terms and
three terms are called monomial, binomial and
trinomial respectively.
Number of
Polynomial Prefix Example
Terms
Monomial “mono” means 1 term 6x
one
Binomial “bi” means 2 unlike terms x – 3y
two
trinomial “tri” means 3 unlike terms x2 – 6x + 9
three
Stretch Your Mind
Activity 2
 In an activity sheet, answer Let’s
Practice A, numbers 30-39, pages
153-154. Identify the number of
terms and classify if monomial,
binomial, trinomial, or multinomial.
Refer to the table for the answer box.
Directions:
 Number of
Expressions Simplify Polynomial
Terms
30.

31.

32.

33.

34.

35.

36.

37.

38.

39.