Understanding Polynomials. Key Terms 1.Binomial – sum of two monomials. 2.Trinomial – the sum of...

3
Understanding Polynomials

Transcript of Understanding Polynomials. Key Terms 1.Binomial – sum of two monomials. 2.Trinomial – the sum of...

Page 1: Understanding Polynomials. Key Terms 1.Binomial – sum of two monomials. 2.Trinomial – the sum of three monomials. 3.Degree of a monomial – the sum of.

Understanding Polynomials

Page 2: Understanding Polynomials. Key Terms 1.Binomial – sum of two monomials. 2.Trinomial – the sum of three monomials. 3.Degree of a monomial – the sum of.

Key Terms1. Binomial – sum of two monomials.

2. Trinomial – the sum of three monomials.

3. Degree of a monomial – the sum of the exponents of all its variables. A nonzero constant has a degree of 0.

4. Degree of a polynomial – the greatest degree of any term in the polynomial

Page 3: Understanding Polynomials. Key Terms 1.Binomial – sum of two monomials. 2.Trinomial – the sum of three monomials. 3.Degree of a monomial – the sum of.

5. Standard form of a polynomial – the terms are written in order from greatest degree to least degree.

6. Leading coefficient – the coefficient of the first term, after it is written in standard form.