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Exercise 2.1
1.Answer
(i) 4x2 - 3x + 7
This is a polynomial in one variable, since the degree of the variable is a whole number.

(ii) y2 + 2
This is a polynomial in one variable, since the degree of the variable is a whole number
(iii) 3t + t2
This is not a polynomial, since the degree of the variable is not a whole a whole number.
In 3t power of t is 1/2 which is not a whole number.

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(iv) y + 2/y
This is not a polynomial, since the degree of the variable is not a whole a whole number.
In 2/y the power of y is -1

2. Answer

3. Answer

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(i) coefficients of x2 = 1
(ii) coefficients of x2 = -1
(iii) coefficients of x2 = /2
(iv) coefficients of x2 = 0

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(v) x10 + y3 + t50

There are three variable x, y and t and there powers are whole number so this polynomial
in three variable.

x35+7 and x100

4. Answer

(i) The highest degree of the term with non zero coefficient is 3. Therefore, degree of
polynomial is 3.

(ii) The highest degree of the term with non zero coefficient is 2. Therefore, degree of
polynomial is 2.

(iii) The highest degree of the term with non zero coefficient is 1. Therefore, degree of
polynomial is 1.

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(iv) There is no variable in the given polynomial. Therefore, degree of polynomial is 0,
since x0=1.
5. Answer

(i) x2 + x- Quadratic Polynomial

(iii) y + y2 +4-Quadratic Polynomial

(iv) 1 + x- Linear Polynomial

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(vii) 7x3-Cubic Polynomial

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(vi) r2-Quadratic Polynomial

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(v) 3t-Linear Polynomial

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(ii) x - x3- Cubic Polynomial