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Coin production In 1942, the U.S. Mint produced 154,500,000 nickels. Write 154,500,000 in scientific notation.

1.545 × 10 8

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Distance The distance between Earth and one of the brightest stars in the night star is 33.7 light years. One light year is about 6,000,000,000,000 (6 trillion), miles.

  1. Write the number of miles in one light year in scientific notation.
  2. Use scientific notation to find the distance between Earth and the star in miles. Write the answer in scientific notation.
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Debt At the end of fiscal year 2015 the gross United States federal government debt was estimated to be approximately $18,600,000,000,000 ($18.6 trillion), according to the Federal Budget. The population of the United States was approximately 300,000,000 people at the end of fiscal year 2015.

  1. Write the debt in scientific notation.
  2. Write the population in scientific notation.
  3. Find the amount of debt per person by using scientific notation to divide the debt by the population. Write the answer in scientific notation.

1.86 × 10 13 3 × 10 8 6.2 × 10 4

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Writing exercises

  1. Explain the meaning of the exponent in the expression 2 3 .
  2. Explain the meaning of the exponent in the expression 2 −3 .
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When you convert a number from decimal notation to scientific notation, how do you know if the exponent will be positive or negative?

answers will vary

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Self check

After completing the exercises, use this checklist to evaluate your mastery of the objectives of this section.

This is a table that has six rows and four columns. In the first row, which is a header row, the cells read from left to right “I can…,” “Confidently,” “With some help,” and “No-I don’t get it!” The first column below “I can…” reads “use the definition of a negative exponent,” “simplify expressions with integer exponents,” “convert from decimal notation to scientific notation,” “convert scientific notation to decimal form,” and “multiply and divide using scientific notation.” The rest of the cells are blank.

Overall, after looking at the checklist, do you think you are well-prepared for the next section? Why or why not?

Chapter review exercises

Section 6.1 Add and Subtract Polynomials

Identify Polynomials, Monomials, Binomials and Trinomials

In the following exercises, determine if each of the following polynomials is a monomial, binomial, trinomial, or other polynomial.


11 c 4 23 c 2 + 1
9 p 3 + 6 p 2 p 5
3 7 x + 5 14
10
2 y 12

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a 2 b 2
24 d 3
x 2 + 8 x 10
m 2 n 2 2 m n + 6
7 y 3 + y 2 2 y 4

binomial monomial trinomial trinomial other polynomial

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Determine the Degree of Polynomials

In the following exercises, determine the degree of each polynomial.

  1. 3 x 2 + 9 x + 10
  2. 14 a 2 b c
  3. 6 y + 1
  4. n 3 4 n 2 + 2 n 8
  5. −19
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  1. 5 p 3 8 p 2 + 10 p 4
  2. −20 q 4
  3. x 2 + 6 x + 12
  4. 23 r 2 s 2 4 r s + 5
  5. 100

3 4 2 4 0

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Add and Subtract Monomials

In the following exercises, add or subtract the monomials.

3 m 2 + 7 n 2 3 m 2

7 n 2

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6 x 2 y 4 x + 8 x y 2

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Add and Subtract Polynomials

In the following exercises, add or subtract the polynomials.

( 5 x 2 + 12 x + 1 ) + ( 6 x 2 8 x + 3 )

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( 9 p 2 5 p + 3 ) + ( 4 p 2 4 )

13 p 2 5 p 1

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( 10 m 2 8 m 1 ) ( 5 m 2 + m 2 )

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( 7 y 2 8 y ) ( y 4 )

7 y 2 9 y + 4

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Subtract
( 3 s 2 + 10 ) from ( 15 s 2 2 s + 8 )

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Find the sum of ( a 2 + 6 a + 9 ) and ( 5 a 3 7 )

5 a 3 + a 2 + 6 a + 2

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Evaluate a Polynomial for a Given Value of the Variable

In the following exercises, evaluate each polynomial for the given value.

Evaluate 3 y 2 y + 1 when:

  1. y = 5
  2. y = −1
  3. y = 0
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Evaluate 10 12 x when:

  1. x = 3
  2. x = 0
  3. x = −1

−26 10 22

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Randee drops a stone off the 200 foot high cliff into the ocean. The polynomial −16 t 2 + 200 gives the height of a stone t seconds after it is dropped from the cliff. Find the height after t = 3 seconds.

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A manufacturer of stereo sound speakers has found that the revenue received from selling the speakers at a cost of p dollars each is given by the polynomial −4 p 2 + 460 p . Find the revenue received when p = 75 dollars.

12,000

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