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Polynomial Vocabulary

100

Given

3x² + 7x - 10

What is the variable in this polynomial?

x

200

Given 

5x² - 71x - 9

What is the constant in this polynomial?

- 9

300

Given the polynomial

3x² + 19x + 1

this polynomial, which contains 3 terms, is classified as a ________________.

trinomial

400

What is the degree of this polynomial?

4x² + 19x³ - 2x + 11 

3

500

What is the leading coefficient of the polynomial

- x³ + 2x² - x + 1

- 1

Quadratics

100

The graph of a quadratic equation is called a _______________

parabola

200

What is the general shape of a quadratic graph?

it looks like a U or an upside down U

300

The zeros of a quadratic function can be found on a graph by looking for where the graph .....

touches the x-axis