Classify the following polynomials by degree and number of terms

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Bowie Owens · Answer 1 · 2021-11-03T02:56:31+0000

The polynomials are :

Solution :

To classify polynomials, we look at the number of terms and the degree of the polynomial.

monomial - 1 term

binomial - 2 terms

trinomial - 3 terms

polynomial - 4 terms or more

first

second (quadratic)

third

fourth (quartic)

etc.

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$\pmb{3x+12}$ has 2 terms and its highest exponent is 1. Hence it's a binomial.

$\pmb{x^3-8}$ has 2 terms and its highest exponent is 3, hence we have a third-degree binomial.