Algebra 1 Chapter 8 Vocabulary

a monomial or sum of monomials

• polynomial

• FOIL method

• factoring by grouping

• Zero Product Property

the sum of two monomials

• binomial

• trinomial

• monomial

• quartic trinomial

the sum of three monomials

• trinomial

• binomial

• monomial

• quartic monomial

the sum of the exponents of all its variables

• degree of a monomial

• standard form of a polynomial

• quadratic expression

• Zero Product Property

the greatest degree of any term in the polynomial

• degree of a polynomial

• degree of a monomial

• factoring

• Square Root Property

a polynomial that is written with the terms in order from greatest to least degree

• standard form of a polynomial

• leading coefficient

• FOIL method

• factoring

the coefficient of the term with the highest degree in a polynomial

• leading coefficient

• degree of a monomial

• prime polynomial

• perfect square trinomial

to multiply two binomials, find the sum of the products of the 1st terms, the Outside terms, the Inside terms, and the Last terms

• FOIL method

• factoring by grouping

• difference of two squares

• quadratic equation

an expression in one variable with a degree of 2 written in the form  $ax^2+bx+c$   

• quadratic expression

• trinomial

• Zero Product Property

• standard form of a polynomial

to express a polynomial as the product of monomials and polynomials

• factoring

• degree of a polynomial

• FOIL method

• Square Root Property