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Polynomials
• Monomial: 1 term (axn “n” is a non-
negative integer, “a” is a real number)
Ex: 3x, -3, or 4xy2z
• Binomial: 2 terms
Ex: 3x - 5, or 4xy2z + 3ab
• Trinomial: 3 terms
Ex: 4x2 + 2x - 3
• Polynomial: is a monomial, or the sum or
difference of monomials
Ex: 4x3 + 4x2 - 2x - 3 or 5x + 2
-2 yes
xyab yes
| x – 3| No, absolute values are not
√x No, radicals are not
(1/2)x Yes
• Degree: exponents
1) 2x
Opposite is -2x
2) 3x4 – 4x2 + x
Opposite is - 3x4 + 4x2 - x
• Descending order: exponents decrease
from left to right