Vocabulary
Variable
A character used to represent a value.
24
16
x2(x)
x3
2x + 3x
5x
4(x-2)
4x-8
Coefficient
The number multiplying the variable.
(-5)2
25
a5/a2
a3
m - 8m - 2m
- 9m
-2(4 +5a)
-8-10a
Constant Term
A term with no variables.
(-1)23
-1
m3(m2)(m6)
m11
`15 + 4y - 21 - 6y
-6 - 2y
2a(3a+4a-5)
6a2+8a2-10a
Polynomial
An algebraic expression consisting of one or more terms connected by addition or subtraction.
-33
-27
y4y / y3
y2
3x - 5x2+ 4 +2x + 3x2
-2x2+5x+4
2(x-5) + 3(2y +1)
2x + 6y -2
Degree
-(2/3)3
-8/27
-6a6/ 12a4
-1/2(a2)
(3m - 2)- (6m + 4)
-m - 6
-3x3(2x2+4y-6)
-6x5-12x3y+18x3