Closure Property: When something is closed, the output will be the same type of object as the inputs. For instance, adding two integers will output an integer. Adding two polynomials will output a polynomial.
Solution: The product of two polynomials is a polynomial.
If we add two integers, subtract one from the other, or multiply them, the result is another integer. The same thing is true for polynomials: combining polynomials by adding, subtracting, or multiplying will always give us another polynomial.
The closure property for polynomials states that the sum, difference, and product of two polynomials is also a polynomial. However, the closure property does not hold for division, as dividing two polynomials does not always result in a polynomial. Consider the following example: Let P(x)=x2+1 and Q(x)=x.
CLOSURE: Polynomials will be closed under an operation if the operation produces another polynomial. Adding polynomials creates another polynomial. Subtracting polynomials creates another polynomail. Multiplying polynomials creates another polynomial.
When polynomials are added together, the result is another polynomial. Subtraction of polynomials is similar.
Multiplying polynomials require only three steps. First, multiply each term in one polynomial by each term in the other polynomial using the distributive law. Add the powers of the same variables using the exponent rule. Then, simplify the resulting polynomial by adding or subtracting the like terms.
When two polynomials are multiplied, each term of the first polynomial is multiplied by each term of the second polynomial. The result is always a polynomial, regardless what the coefficients might be of any of the terms, including the leading coefficients.
Understand that polynomials form a system analogous to the integers, namely, they are closed under the operations of addition, subtraction, and multiplication; add, subtract, and multiply polynomials.
Closure Property: This tells us that the result of the division of two Whole Numbers might differ. For example, 14 ÷ 7 = 2 (whole number) but 7 ÷ 14 = ½ (not a whole number).