Polynomial Vocabulary
Abhinav Soma
Polynomial
Any number of terms
Ex- 5 to the 4th + 5x squared +5
Monomial
It has only one term
Ex-18x to the 3 + 19x squared+7x+5
Binomial
It has 2 terms
Ex-9x+5
Trinomial
It has 3 terms
Ex- 3x squared + 12x+5
Degree
Highest power of x
Ex- which has the highest degree
x to the power of 4 or x to the power of 3
Answer- x to the power of 4
Term
Terms are variables that are separated by X or / or + or -.
Ex- 2x+3y=12
Coefficient
Multiply a number with a variable
Ex-3x
constant
A Value which stays the same
Ex- 3x-4=20
factor
Linear
Quadratic
They make curves on graphs and other visuals
Ex- 10x squared -6x= 6
FOIL method
Multiplying Like terms
Ex- 2x+5
+ 3x+10
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5x+15