POLYNOMIALS

Polynomial

An expression of finite length

Finite= has limit; definite; countable; measurable

made up of terms that are only added, subtracted or multiplied comes form poly- (meaning "many") and nomial (in this case meaning "term") ... so it says "many terms"

Composition of Polynomials

Constants

Variables
Variables with positive exponents can have no variable at all Can have one variable

What's special about polynomials?

If you add polynomials you get a polynomial

If you multiply polynomials you get a polynomial

Standard form

Those variables with highest exponents go first

Descending order of exponents

x 2x + x

Example Graph of a Polynomial

Example: x 4 2x2+ x

Examples: Polynomials?
x 4
4x+ 2x
2x
3x + 0.0001
3

5y s
3 x 2

POLYNOMIALS?
1.

x
2

2.

23x [ x 1]
y 2
1

3.

23x x

4.

5.

1 ) 2

Monomials, Binomials, Trinomials

Basically, these are polynomials

Monomials are one-term polynomials

3x y
2 3

ex. 3x,

Binomials are... guess what...

4x 5y
4 4

two-term polynomials ex. 10x-3 ,

Trinomials?
2x + 3y+ 1
2

Polynomials with three terms

ex.

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