4. TERMS
- the parts of an algebraic
expression separated by a plus
or a minus sign.
5. POLYNOMIAL
- is a special kind of algebraic
expression where each term is
a constant, a variable, or a
product of constants and
variables and have exponents
that are non-negative integers.
6. THE DEGREE OF A POLYNOMIAL
- is determined by the
highest exponent of any of
its variables or the sum of
the exponents of the
variables in each term.
7. KINDS OF POLYNOMIALS
1. MONOMIAL
- a polynomial consisting of
only one term.
Example: 2x, 4xy, 3x³y²
8. 2. BINOMIAL
- a polynomial consisting of
two terms.
Example: x + 3y, 2x – 4yz,
2x² + 1
9. 3. TRINOMIAL
- a polynomial consisting of
three terms.
Example: 3x² - 2x + 1
10. 4. MULTINOMIAL
- a polynomial consisting
of four or more terms.
Example: 4x³ + 3x² - 2x + 1