Degree and Terms of a Polynomial Expression

Classify this polynomial by its degree and number of terms:  x² + 2x + 6

• Linear polynomial

• Quadratic trinomial

• Quadratic binomial

• Cubic trinomial

Classify this polynomial by its degree and number of terms: 4x³

• Cubic monomial

• Linear binomial

• Cubic binomial

• 6th degree (sextic) monomial

Classify by degree of polynomial:

3x⁵ – 6x

• Constant

• Linear

• Quadratic

• fifth degree

Classify this polynomial by its degree and number of terms:  x² + 6

• Linear polynomial

• Quadratic trinomial

• Quadratic binomial

• Cubic binomial

What is a degree of a polynomial?

• The highest exponent (or sum of exponents in the same term).

• The temperature outside.

• The temperature of the oven.

• The sum of the coefficients.

What is the degree of a polynomial?

• Degree of a polynomial is the highest power of the variable.

• Degree of a polynomial is the coefficient of the variable.

• Degree of a polynomial is the lowest power of the variable.

• Degree of a polynomial is the sum of all the powers of the variable.

The ________ of a polynomial indicates the highest exponent in the expression.

The degree of a polynomial tells you how many ___________ the polynomial has

• Zeros

• Terms

• Exponents

• Coefficients

x⁴+2

• Quadratic binomial

• Quadratic monomial

• Quartic binomial

• Quartic trinomial

9x⁴

• Quadratic polynomial

• Quartic monomial

• Quadratic monomial

• Cubic monomial