Learn about introduction to polynomials
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Basic Definitions
- Term definition – A term is a constant or product of constant and one or more variables
- Degree of term is exponent of its variable, example, in 4b2, degree of term 4b2 is 2
- Monomial is of the form axm where a is constant and m is whole number, so monomial contains only 1 term. Example: 4, 4b2
- A monomial or sum and/or difference of monomial is called Polynomial. Example: 4y2 – 7y + 2
- Degree of polynomial is highest degree of all its terms. In above example degree of polynomial 4y2 – 7y + 2 is 2
- Binomial contains 2 terms, example, 3a-7
- Trinomial contains 3 terms, example, x2-5x+6
Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying Polynomials
- Addition, Subtraction of polynomials involves identifying like terms, then rearranging to get like terms together and then combining like terms