Question

What is the constant term in the polynomial expression -7x2 + 32x + 240, and what does it represent?

Answer 1

The constant term is 240. A constant term represents a fixed value. In other words, a term that does not change.

Explanation:

In the polynomial expression given, the first and second terms are dependent of x, which means whatever the value x is, the terms will change. For example, if x = 2, we have -7(4) + 32(2) + 240. As you can see the constant never changes because it does not rely on a variable; it is constant.