Question

Which statement best describes the polynomial 5x^2 ? first degree polynomial with two terms first degree polynomial with five terms second degree binomial second degree monomial

Answer 1

the degree of a polynomial comes from degree of its highest term, and each term gets their degree from the sum of its variables' exponents.

5x² <---- just one=MONO, term, a monomial

that term has one variable "x", and it has an exponent of "2", so 2nd degree.

Answer 2

second degree monomial

Explanation:

5x^2

This has one term, so it is a monomial

The term has a power of 2 so it is a quadratic ( second degree)

quadratic monomial