Polynomial Expressions

Terms

100

How many terms are in
a monomial?

1

200

What are like terms?

2 terms with the exact same grouping of variables 

300

Terms are separated by...

addition or subtraction

400

How many terms?
2xy + 4w - v

3

500

Identify the like terms:
2xy, -7y, x², -5y², 3yx

2xy and 3yx

Coefficients

100

What is the coefficient
of 3x²

3

200

List all coefficients in the trinomial: 3x - 5y - 7

3, -5, and -7

300

What is the coefficient in the monomial: x³

1

400

What is the coefficient
of the second term?
5x² + 7xy - 6y

7

500

List all coefficients:
x² + 4y - 3x + 5.

1, 4, -3, 5

Types of Polynomials

100

What does the word polynomial mean?

many numbers

200

What is this?   4x² + 2x - 7
a) monomial       b) binomial
 c) trinomial       d) fournomial

trinomial

300

How many terms in a binomial?

two

400

What is the difference
between a monomial
and a term?

they are the same

500

When simplified, is
3x + 8 - 4x + x² 
monomial, binomial, or trinomial

trinomial

Variables and Constants

100

This is what represents an unknown number

a variable

200

What does the word
"constant" mean?

not changing

300

What do we call the product of a constant and variable

term

400

What are the variables in
3a - 4 + 7bc + d?

a, b, c, and d

500

Identify the constant terms:
m² + m - 7 + 8n + 2

-7 and 2

Simplifying

100

Simplify:
4x + 8 + 3x + 9

7x + 17

200

Simplify:
2x - 3y + 8y - 5x

-3x + 5y

300

Simplify:
8x² - 4 + 3x - 12

8x² + 3x - 16

400

Simplify:
x - y + y - x + z - x + y

-x + y + z

500

Simplify:
3x² - 9x + 4y² + 7y - 8

3x² - 9x + 4y² + 7y - 8
(does not simplify)