Golden rules are the ones that actually apply. You want to keep these things in mind and not forget them. Like stars to steer by, they are permanent markers to guide us and keep us moving in the right direction.
Whatever task you undertake, whatever goal you aspire to, you'll encounter Golden Rules to show you how, you just need to find them.
So let's get started with the 5 best ones for adding polynomials.
Golden Rule # 1, Add Like Terms. The reasoning for doing that this way is just as you add numbers together you can group like polynomials.. Remember, when you see something like 3x + 2y + 5x you can simplify by adding the like numbers together. So the equation becomes 8x + 2y.
Golden Rule # 2, Stack Vertically If You Need To. It will be best to handle this carefully because any miscalculation at the beginning will lead to an error at the end. Take into account that you can rewrite the numbers one on top of the other in the traditional way of adding numbers to make sure you get it right. Sure 3+5 is a piece of cake but if you end up with something like 1,357x + 769x + 6,892x it's best to stack them vertically..
Golden Rule # 3, Separate Your Degrees Of X. There are good reasons you'll want to do that. Among them are that these groups can not be added together. x is very different from x squared.
Golden Rule # 4, Don't be put off by lots of polynomials. There are various ways to do this, including just dealing with one group at a time. You may have 3 or 4 different groups but that's ok. Just add up one group at a time separately.
Golden Rule # 5, If at first you don't succeed try and try again. This may include asking for help if you do not know what you are doing wrong. It is important because doing so helps you to move forward and not get stuck at a single problem.
Follow these rules to adding polynomials and you will probably find life easier for you, your progress rapid as well as your successes more frequent.
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