Question

Is 2 + 2t²u³ + 3uv² + ³w a monomial?

Answer 1

The expression is:

↬ a monomial

Work:

What is a monomial?

A monomial is an expression that consists of only one term.

An example of a monomial would be
`\sf{4t^2}`.

2 + 2t²u³ + 3uv² + ³w has 4 terms. It's actually made up of 4 monomials. So it's a polynomial, not a monomial.

Hence, it's not a monomial.

Info relevant to the question

• binomials have two terms
• trinomials have three terms
• polynomials have four or more terms