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Is x^(-2)+5 a polynomial expression? Why or why not?
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Is x^(-2)+5 a polynomial expression? Why or why not?

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Answer: no bc it has a break between numerical exponents. It goes from x^1 tox^2 , which makes it in the form of x^2 to x^0 which means that it is NOT a polynomial.

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it is not because a polynomial cannot have a negative power

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