vocab
A monomial or sum of monomials
Polynomial
3x2+5x2
8x2
6x2-3x2
3x2
3(2x3-x4+4)
6x3-3x4+12
6x
1
Polynomial with two terms
binomial
4x2+7x2
11x2
4x3y-x3y
3x3y
5(3x-2x6)
15x-10x6
5x+9
2
Polynomial with three terms
Trinomial
7x2+5x2
12x2
5x4-2x4
3x4
5n(3n3-n2+8)
15n4-5n3+40n
2x3
1
Degrees of monomial terms decrease from left to right
Standard form of polynomial
31x4+14x4
45x4
18x7-7x7
11x7
2y4(6y2-5y+5)
12y6-10y5+10y4
4x2+7x+3
3
The monomial with the highest exponent
Degree of polynomial
48x5+18x5+4x5
70x5
46x8-12x8
34x8
-x3(9x4-2x3+7)
-9x7+2x6-7x3
8x4-2x3+3x
3