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Objective
Classify polynomials.
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So, what is a POLYNOMIAL?
It is an equation made up of MONOMIALS (mono meaning ONE real number, variable, or a product of each).
Each TERM of a polynomial is called a monomial.
A polynomial made up of one term is a MONOMIAL. Ex: 4x2
A polynomial made up of two terms is a BINOMIAL. Ex: 4x + 7
Anything more than two terms simply has the name POLYNOMIAL.
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The largest exponent of any term is the DEGREE of the polynomial.
This polynomial is in STANDARD FORM since their terms are in descending order by degree.
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You can classify a polynomial by:
~the number of terms it contains
~its degree
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Write each polynomial in standard form.
Then classify it by degree and by number of terms.
1. ­7x + 5x4
2. x2 ­ 4x + 3x3 + 2x
3. 4x ­ 6x + 5
4. 3x3 + x2 ­4x + 2x3
5. 6 ­ 2x5
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HOMEWORK
p. 309 #1­12 all, 34 ­ 58 even
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