Polynomials Etc.

Question 1

Polynomial a do not have?

Answer 1

Negative or non-whole number powers

Question 2

Anything raised to the 0 power is?

Answer 2

1

Question 3

What is the degree of a polynomial?

Answer 3

The biggest exponent in the expression

Question 4

What is a 1st degree polynomial expression?

Answer 4

Linear polynomial

Question 5

What is a 2nd degree polynomial?

Answer 5

Quadratic polynomial

Question 6

What is a 3rd degree polynomial?

Answer 6

Cubic polynomial

Question 7

What is a 4th degree polynomial?

Answer 7

Quartic polynomial

Question 8

What is the leading coefficient?

Answer 8

The coefficient for the highest power

Question 9

What is the constant term?

Answer 9

The term without a variable

Question 10

When there is no coefficient for the highest power:

Answer 10

The coefficient is 1

Question 11

When there is no constant term:

Answer 11

Assume it is 0

Question 12

When adding/subtracting polynomials:

Answer 12

Always combine like terms

Question 13

When subtracting a polynomial, always?

Answer 13

Put parenthesis around the second polynomial

Question 14

Subtracting is the same as?

Answer 14

Multiplying by -1

Question 15

To divide a polynomial:

Answer 15

1) distribute the -1 to change all the signs

2) add

Question 16

What is a monomial?

Answer 16

A polynomial with just 1 term

Question 17

How to multiply two monomials?

Answer 17

1) MULTIPLY the COEFFICIENTS

2) ADDthe EXPONENTS

Question 18

When dividing two monomials:

Answer 18

1) DIVIDE the COEFFICIENTS

2) SUBTRACT the EXPONENTS

Question 19

What happens when you multiply/divide two monomials with different variables?

Answer 19

Multiply/divide the coeffients, leave the variables and exponents

Question 20

What are binomials?

Answer 20

Polynomials with exactly two terms

Question 21

What do you use to multiply two binomials?

Answer 21

Use the FOIL distributive property

Question 22

When a binomial is squared, it is the same as:

Answer 22

Two binomials multiplied using the FOIL method

Question 23

What are polynomial a?

Answer 23

Expressions with variables raised to non-negative integer powers, multiplied by coefficients, then added together.

Question 24

A quadratic with a negative discriminant has how many roots?

Answer 24

0

Question 25

A quadratic with a discriminant of 0 has how many roots?

Answer 25

1

Question 26

A quadratic with a positive discriminant has how many roots?

Answer 26

2