Alg.1 Topic 7 Vocab

The use of the distributive property to factor some polynomials having four or more terms.

• factoring by grouping

• completing the square

• factored completely

• factoring out the negative gcf

• leading coefficient

• factoring

• quadratic expression

• difference of squares

The coefficient of the first term of a polynomial in standard form.

• factoring

• leading coefficient

• constant

• degree

To express a polynomial as the product of monomials and polynomials.

• factoring

• rationalization

• expression

• decomposition

A trinomial that is the square of a binomial.

• monomial

• general trinomial

• perfect square trinomial

• quadratic trinomial

A number, a variable, or a product of a number and one or more variables.

• multinomial

• monomial

• trinomial

• binomial

A polynomial that is written with the terms in order from greatest degree to least degree.

• expanded form of a polynomial

• standard form of a polynomial

• factored form of a polynomial

• vertex form of a polynomial

The sum or difference of three monomials

• trinomial

• quadrinomial

• multinomial

• monomial

The sum of the exponents of the variables of a monomial

• degree of a polynomial

• difference of squares

• leading coefficient

• degree of a monomial

A monomial or the sum or difference of monomials.

• constant

• quadratic

• polynomial

• binary