Identifying and Computing with Polynomials

How many terms are in the following polynomial?
_{3xy - 2y + 8x - 7z -16}

• A
  1
• B
  2
• C
  4
• D
  5

Classify

• Monomial
• Binomial
• Trinomial
• Polynomial

Identify the degree of the following monomial:
³

• 2
• 1
• 0
• x

What is the degree of the polynomial?

Remember: If a term has more than one variable with exponents - add them.

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

What is the degree of this expression?

8a³

^{Notice that the exponent is NOT a variable.}

• 8

• 1

• 3

• cannot be determined; the expression is not a polynomial

Name the polynomial.
3x - 2

• Monomial
• Binomial
• Trinomial

• Monomial
• Binomial
• Trinomial
• Polynomial

Classify:
2x⁴+14x³−2x²

• Monomial
• Binomial
• Trinomial
• Polynomial

Classify by the DEGREE:
3x - 2

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

What is the degree of the polynomial?
x³y² - 7x²y + 3

• A
  1
• B
  3
• C
  5
• D
  7