High 2 Advanced WorksheetPolynomials and Expansion of Algebraic ExpressionsI. Polynomials: Definitions
Fill-in the blanks.1.) A
polynomial
is ________________________________________________________________________.2.) A
polynomial
should
NOT
contain terms that have:a.) variables raised to a _________________________.ex)
3
x
!
2
and
12
b
!
2
+
3
b
!
1
+
4
are NOT polynomials b.) variables in the _____________________.ex)
1
x
+
1
x
3
and
1
a
2
+
1
ab
+
1
b
2
are NOT polynomialsc.) variables under the ________________________.ex)
xy
and are
x
+
2
xy
+
y
are not polynomials3.) The
degree of a term
is __________________________________________________________________.ex) Given the polynomial
9
xy
2
z
!
4
x
3
z
+
9
:a.) the degree of the first term is ______; b.) the degree of the second term is ______;c.) the degree of the third term is _______.4.) The
degree of a polynomial
is _____________________________________________________________.ex) Given the polynomial
9
xy
2
z
!
4
x
3
z
+
9
, the degree of the polynomial is ______.5.) A
polynomial in x
is a mathematical expression of the formwhere
n
is a ________________________ and the coefficients
a
0
,
a
1
, …,
a
n-1
,
a
n
are ____________.6.) The
leading coefficient of a polynomial in one variable
is _______________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________.ex) The leading coefficient of the polynomial
2
+
5
x
2
!
2
x
3
+
12
x
4
!
x
is ________.
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