What do we call a number multiplied by a variable?
Coefficient
3x + 2x
5x
2(x + 3)
2x + 6
(x + 3)(x + 2)
x2 +5x + 6
x2 + 5x + 6
(x + 2)(x + 3)
What is an expressoin with more than one term called?
Polynomial
4x + 7 - 2x
2x + 7
-3(x - 4)
-3x + 12
(x - 4)(x+ 5)
x2 + x - 20
x2 + 7x + 10
(x +5)(x + 2)
What is the highest power of a variable called?
Degree
6x + 4 - 3x + 2
3x + 6
4(2x - 5)
8x - 20
(x + 6)(x - 2)
x2 + 4x - 12
x2 -3x - 10
(x - 5)(x + 2)
What do we call termes with the same variable & exponent?
Like Terms
5x2 +3x -2x2 + x
3x2 + 4x
-2(3x + 7)
-6x - 14
(2x + 3)(x + 4)
2x2 +11x + 12
x2 - 9x + 20
(x - 5)(x -4)
What is a polynomial with exactly two terms called?
Binomial
2(3x + 4) + x
7x + 8
3(x + 2) - 4(x - 1)
-x + 10
(x - 7)(x - 3)
x2 - 10x + 21
x2 + 2x - 15
(x + 5)(x - 3)