Polynomials Expressions

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What is a polynomial?

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An expression that can have constants, variables, and exponents.

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What can't polynomials contain?

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Radicals, fractional exponents, negative exponents, variables in the denominator.

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What is the degree of a polynomial?

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The highest exponent of the variable in a polynomial.

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What is the standard form of a polynomial?

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The terms are arranged in order from the highest exponent to the lowest exponent.

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What is a constant term in a polynomial?

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A term in a polynomial that does not contain any variables, only a constant number.

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How do you add polynomials?

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By combining like terms, which are terms that have the same variables raised to the same power.

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What is the leading coefficient of a polynomial?

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The coefficient of the term with the highest degree in a polynomial.

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What is a monomial?

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A polynomial with only one term.

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What is a binomial?

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A polynomial with exactly two terms.

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What is a trinomial?

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A polynomial with exactly three terms.