Adding and & Subtracting Polynomials 8-1
VOCABULARY
Monomial: a constant, a variable or product of variables and WHOLE number exponents – one term
Binomial: The SUM of TWO monomials
Trinomial: The SUM of THREE monomials
Polynomial: a monomial or the sum of monomials
Degree of monomial: The sum of the exponents of all the variables in the term
Degree of polynomial: The highest degree of any term in a polynomial
Standard form (Descending form): Place variables in alphabetical order with the highest power first
Leading coefficient: The coefficient of the term that has the highest degree.
Degree
|
Name
|
0
|
constant
|
1
|
linear
|
2
|
quadratic
|
3
|
cubic
|
4
|
quartic
|
5
|
quintic
|
6
|
6th degree
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