Week 5 – Math 10 – Naming Polynomials
This week in math 10, we learned how to name polynomials based on the number of terms and the degree. This is an example:
2x3 + x2
This this a Binomial because it has two terms. This is a Cubic polynomial because it has a degree of three. The fallowing is a list of the vocabulary with an example of each:
A Monomial has 1 term
X2
A Binomial has 2 terms
2x2 – 4x
A Trinomial has 3 terms
3x2 – 2x + 3
A Polynomial has multiple terms
4x3 + 5x2 + 6x – 7
A Linear polynomial has a degree of 1
4x – 7
A Quadratic polynomial has a degree of 2
6x2 – 2x
A Cubic polynomial has a degree of 3
4x3 + 2x2 – 8
A Quartic polynomial has a degree of 4
6x4 – 7x2 + 5
A Quintic polynomial has a degree of 5
2x5 + 3x3 – 4x + 3