Classifying Polynomials
Adding/Subtracting
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100

What do you call a polynomial with one term?

Monomial

100

(2x2+7x-8)+(11x-10+6x2)

8x2+18x-18

100

2x(3x-1)

6x2-2x

100

2x-6

2(x-3)

100

y2-25

(y-5)(y+5)

200

What do you call a polynomial with 2 terms?

Binomial

200

(8y-7y2+10)+(5y2-14+y)

-2y2+9y-4

200

(x-1)(x+3)

x2+2x-3

200

5xy-10x

5x(y-2)

200

x2+x-6

(x-2)(x+3)

300

Name all of the types of polynomials and the number of terms for each. 

Monomial: 1

Binomial: 2

Trinomial: 3

Polynomial: 4 or more

300

(a2+8a-11)-(4a2-3a+6)

-3a2+11a-17

300

(2x-2)(x+5)

2x2+8x-10

300

x2-16

(x+4)(x-4)

300
2x2+18x+40

2(x+4)(x+5)

400

What is the degree of the polynomial 4x3+x2-2x+7?

Third (cubic)

400

(17-9b2-2b)-(7b2+1-b)

-16b2-b+16

400

-xy(2x2y2+4xy-y)

-2x3y3-4x2y2+xy2

400

5x4y3+15x3y

5x3y(xy2+3)

400

3x2+5x-2

(3x-1)(x+2)

500

Classify the polynomial x3-2x+6

Third degree (cubic) trinomial

500

Subtract 3x2-x+5 from x2+3x-2

-2x2+4x-7

500

(2x+3y)(4x2y2-xy)

8x3y2-2x2y+12x2y3-3xy2

500

100-x4

(10+x2)(10-x2)

500

4x2-5x+1

(x-1)(4x-1)

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