Homesweet Learning helps students learn!
Adding Polynomials

We can add several polynomials together, by combining the like terms.

For example: Add    

(2x2 + 6y + 3xy)  ,   (3x2 - 5xy - x)   and   (6xy + 5)

First, put all the like terms together:

(2x2 + 3x2)+ (3xy - 5xy) + 6xy - x + 6y + 5 = 5x2 + 4xy - x + 6y + 5