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is a binomial of degree 8. The degree of the first term is 8.
is a binomial of degree 1.
Some examples of these polynomials follow:
is a linear polynomial.
is a quadratic polynomial.
is a cubic polynomial.
is a 5th degree polynomial.
is a 12th degree polynomial.
is a 15th degree polynomial. The first term is of degree .
43 is a 0th degree polynomial.
As we know, an equation is composed of two algebraic expressions separated by an equal sign. If the two expressions happen to be polynomial expressions, then we can classify the equation according to its degree. Classification of equations by degree is useful since equations of the same degree have the same type of graph. (We will study graphs of equations in Chapter 6.)
The degree of an equation is the degree of the highest degree expression.
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This is a linear equation since it is of degree 1, the degree of the expression on the left of the
sign.
is a quadratic equation since it is of degree 2.
is a cubic equation since it is of degree 3. The expression on the left of the sign is of degree 3.
is a 4th degree equation.
is a 5th degree equation.
is a linear equation.
is a quadratic equation.
is a 4th degree equation. The degree of is .
Classify the following equations in terms of their degree.
For the following problems, classify each polynomial as a monomial, binomial, or trinomial. State the degree of each polynomial and write the numerical coefficient of each term.
Classify each of the equations for the following problems by degree. If the term linear, quadratic, or cubic applies, state it.
The expression is not a polynomial because
The expression is not a polynomial because
. . . there is a variable in the denominator
Is every algebraic expression a polynomial expression? If not, give an example of an algebraic expression that is not a polynomial expression.
Is every polynomial expression an algebraic expression? If not, give an example of a polynomial expression that is not an algebraic expression.
yes
How do we find the degree of a term that contains more than one variable?
( [link] ) Use algebraic notation to write “eleven minus three times a number is five.”
( [link] ) Simplify .
( [link] ) List, if any should appear, the common factors in the expression .
( [link] ) State (by writing it) the relationship being expressed by the equation .
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