Naming Polynomials
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Constant Monomial or

0 degree polynomial w/1 term

100

-3n+ n2 - 9n5

n2 (-3n2- 9n3) 

100

9k6 - 6k

3k(3k5 - 2)

100

x2 + 3x

x(x+3)

100

x2 - 25

(x-5)(x+5)

200

x2+3x+5

Quadratic Binomial

200

18x3 - 6x5 +18x10

6x3 (3 - x2 + 6x7)

200

2x2y4 + 8xy + 10x

2x(xy4 + 4y + 5)

200

k2 - 18k + 80

(k-10)(k-8)

200

3x2-48

3(x-4)(x+4)

300

x3

Cubic Monomial or

3rd degree polynomial w/1 term

300

80x3 + 40 + 10x6

10(8x3 + 4 + x6)

300

u2v4 + 4u8v + 5u3v

u2v(v3 + 4u6 - 5u) 

300

m2 - 3m - 40

(m-8)(m+5)

300

6r2 + 18r - 240

6(r-5)(r+8)

400

x4-2x

Quartic Binomial or

4th degree polynomial w/2 terms

400

-9x9 + 5x12 - 13x8

x8 (-9x + 5x3 - 13)

400

6xy4 + 15x2y3 - 12xy3

3xy3(2x + 5y - 4)

400

n2 - 3n - 54

(n+6)(n-9)

400

3x2 + 2

Simplified

500

4x5+3x3-5x4+5

Quintic Polynomial w/4 terms or

5th degree polynomial w/4 terms

500

6x - 7x + 8

Simplified

500

-4u9v + 10u5v3 + 4u4v4

2u4v(-2u5 + 5uv2 + 2v3)

500

a2 - 2a - 80

(a+8)(a-10)

500

What is:

(a2 - b2) = (a+b)(a-b)

called?

Difference of Squares

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