Understanding Polynomials

Number of Terms

100

4x 

1

200

8x - 9

2

300

10

1

400

12x² - x + 4

3

500

x⁸ + 7x⁴ + 9x - 2

4

Classify by # of Terms

100

9x

monomial

200

x + 8

binomial

300

12x² - x + 4

trinomial

400

12x² - x + 4x⁴ - 9

4 term polynomial

500

x + 5 - 4

binomial

Classify by Degree

100

x + 8

linear

200

x² - 10

quadratic

300

12x³ - 8x + 4

cubic

400

8x⁹ - 7

9th Degree Polynomial

500

x + 8x² - 10

quadratic

Degree

100

12x² - x¹⁰ + 4

10th degree

200

2x - x³ + 4

3rd degree

300

8x - 9x

1st degree

400

x² + 4x - 16

degree of 2

500

10x - 8

degree of 1

Write in Standard Form

100

Is this in Standard Form?

x² - x³+ 7

NO

200

9x⁴ - x² + x⁵

x⁵ + 9x⁴ - x²

300

3x + x² + 8

x² + 3x + 8

400

x - 9 + x²

x² + x - 9

500

8x + x² - 4x + 7

x² + 4x + 7