The video tutorial introduces specialized vocabulary related to polynomials, focusing on terms like degree, monomials, and polynomials. It explains how to determine the degree of monomials and polynomials, discusses terms and like terms, and describes how polynomials are named based on the number of terms and their degree. The tutorial also covers the concept of the leading term and its coefficient.

What is the degree of the monomial 3x^4y^2?

• 6

• 8

• 4

• 2

What is the degree of the polynomial 2x^5y^3z?

• 8

• 5

• 10

• 9

In the polynomial 5x^2 - 3x + 7, which terms are considered like terms?

• None of the terms are like terms

• 5x^2 and 7

• 5x^2 and -3x

• -3x and 7

What do you call a polynomial with three terms?

• Binomial

• Monomial

• Quadrinomial

• Trinomial

Which of the following is a binomial?

• x

• x^2 + 3x + 2

• x^2 - 4

• x^3 + x^2 + x + 1

Which of the following is a quadratic polynomial?

• x + 5

• x^2 - 4x + 4

• x^4 - x^2 + 1

• x^3 + 2x + 1

What is the name given to a polynomial of degree 4?

• Cubic

• Quartic

• Quintic

• Linear

What is the degree of a constant polynomial?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

Which term in a polynomial is known as the leading term?

• The term with the smallest degree

• The term with the highest degree

• The first term

• The last term

What is the leading coefficient in the polynomial 7x^3 - 4x^2 + x?

• -4

• 7

• 3

• 1