Introduction to Polynomials Practice - A

What is a term in a polynomial?

• A part of a polynomial separated by a plus or minus sign

• The highest power of the variable in the expression

• A polynomial with a degree of 3

• A variable in the denominator

How is the degree of a polynomial determined?

• By the number of terms in the polynomial

• By the highest power of the variable in the expression

• By the coefficients of the polynomial

• By the number of variables in the polynomial

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Choose all the polynomials written in Standard Form.

Classify the polynomial by its degree and number of terms.

4x - 9x² + 4x³

• trinomial

• cubic

• binomial

• quadratic

• linear

Classify the polynomial by its degree and number of terms.

-8x² - 5

• quadratic

• binomial

• trinomial

• linear

• cubic

Which is an example of a cubic monomial?

• x³ + 5

• x² + 3

• x³ + 5x - 6

• 5x³

• 3x