a)
P(x) = 2x⁴ + 3x³ + 3x² - x⁴ - 4x + 2 - 2x² + 6x
P(x) = (2x⁴ - x⁴) + 3x³ + (3x² - 2x²) + (-4x + 6x) + 2
P(x) = x⁴ + 3x³ + x² + 2x + 2
Q(x) = x⁴ + 3x² + 5x - 1 - x² - 3x + 2 + x³
Q(x) = x⁴ + x³ + (3x² - x²) + (5x - 3x) + (-1 + 2)
Q(x) = x⁴ + x³ + 2x² + 2x + 1
b)
P(x) + Q(x):
P(x) + Q(x) = (x⁴ + 3x³ + x² + 2x + 2) + (x⁴ + x³ + 2x² + 2x + 1)
P(x) + Q(x) = (x⁴ + x⁴) + (3x³ + x³) + (x² + 2x²) + (2x + 2x) + (2 + 1)
P(x) + Q(x) = 2x⁴ + 4x³ + 3x² + 4x + 3
P(x) - Q(x):
P(x) - Q(x) = (x⁴ + 3x³ + x² + 2x + 2) - (x⁴ + x³ + 2x² + 2x + 1)
P(x) - Q(x) = (x⁴ - x⁴) + (3x³ - x³) + (x² - 2x²) + (2x - 2x) + (2 - 1)
P(x) - Q(x) = 2x³ - x² + 1
Q(x) - P(x):
Q(x) - P(x) = (x⁴ + x³ + 2x² + 2x + 1) - (x⁴ + 3x³ + x² + 2x + 2)
Q(x) - P(x) = (x⁴ - x⁴) + (x³ - 3x³) + (2x² - x²) + (2x - 2x) + (1 - 2)
Q(x) - P(x) = -2x³ + x² - 1