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Which of these is a trinomial?

A.2x^3 – 7y^3
B.2x – 7
C.5xy
D.x + 2y^2 – 7

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A trinomial is an algebraic expression with three terms. choice A has only two terms, so is not a trinomial. Choice D has three terms, so is a trinomial. We are counting the number of terms, not the number of coefficients.

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