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Polynomials

Polynomials. Vocabulary. Monomial: A number, a variable or the product of a number and one or more variables. Polynomial: A monomial or a sum of monomials. Binomial: A polynomial with exactly two terms. Trinomial: A polynomial with exactly three terms.

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Polynomials

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  1. Polynomials

  2. Vocabulary Monomial: A number, a variable or the product of a number and one or more variables. Polynomial: A monomial or a sum of monomials. Binomial: A polynomial with exactly two terms. Trinomial: A polynomial with exactly three terms. Coefficient: A numerical factor in a term of an algebraic expression. Leading coefficient: is the coefficient of the first term.

  3. Vocabulary Degree of a monomial: The sum of the exponents of all of the variables in the monomial. Degree of a polynomial in one variable: The largest exponent of that variable. Standard form: When the terms of a polynomial are arranged from the largest exponent to the smallest exponent in decreasing order.

  4. Degree • The degree of a monomial is the sum of the exponents of the variables in the monomial. • Ex: • The exponents of each variable are 4 and 2. 4+2 = 6. • The degree of the monomial is 6. • The monomial can be referred to as a sixth degree monomial. Try and

  5. Polynomials • A polynomial is a monomial or the sum of monomials. Polynomials have no variables in denominators or exponents, no roots or absolute values of variables, and all variables have whole number exponents. • Ex: 3x4 or 2z12 + 9z3 NOT Ex: |2b3 – 6b| or 3x

  6. Polynomials • To find the degree of a polynomial you take the highest degree of one of its monomials. A constant has no variable. It is a 0 degree polynomial. This is a 1st degree polynomial. 1st degree polynomials are linear. This is a 2nd degree polynomial. 2nd degree polynomials are quadratic. This is a 3rd degree polynomial. 3rd degree polynomials are cubic. 2x5y2 + 3x6- 8 This is a 7th degree polynomial.

  7. Example Classify the polynomials by degree and number of terms.

  8. Standard Form • To rewrite a polynomial in standard form, rearrange the terms of the polynomial starting with the largest degree term and ending with the lowest degree term. • The leading coefficient, the coefficient of the first term in a polynomial written in standard form, should be positive.

  9. Examples Write the polynomials in standard form. Remember: The lead coefficient should be positive in standard form. To do this, multiply the polynomial by –1 using the distributive property.

  10. Problem 1 This is a 3rd degree, or cubic, trinomial.

  11. Problem 2 This is a 2nd degree, or quadratic, trinomial.

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