Polynomials

Question 1

Polynomials cannot have a __________ or _________ or _________ or ________ as an exponent

Answer 1

Fraction, decimal, variable, negative number

Question 2

What is the coefficient for these variables that have no number written in front of them?

x, -x, y, -y

Answer 2

1, -1, 1, -1

Question 3

What is the degree of a polynomial?

Answer 3

The highest total exponent value from a single term

Question 4

How do you simplify an expression with a negative sign in front of brackets?

For example: what is –(3x – 2) equivalent to?

Answer 4

You multiply each term inside the brackets by –1, changing the sign of every term

It is equivalent to -3x + 2