Question

1.

Which of the following is a binomial? (2 points)


c2 + c + 6

c2 − 16

−8c

c3 + 4c2 − 12c + 7
2.
Which of the following is a monomial? (2 points)


c2 + c + 6

c2 − 16

−8c

c3 + 4c2 − 12c + 7
3.
Which polynomial is written in descending order? (2 points)


9 − 3x + 4x2

−3x + 9 + 4x2

4x2 − 3x + 9

4x2 + 9 − 3x
4.
Arrange the following polynomial into descending order and identify the 3rd term. (2 points)

−19x2 + 2 + 4x3 − 7x


−19x2

2

4x3

−7x
5.
Arrange the following polynomial into descending order for x, then interpret the degree of the 3rd term. (2 points)

2xy4 + 2x2y − 3y2 + 10x3


1

2

3

5

Answer 1

binomial means there are two terms, so c² − 16 is the answer
mononomial means there is only one term, so -8c is the answer
written in descending form means from the highest degree (exponent) to the lowest, 4x² − 3x + 9 is the answer for question 3.
Question 4: use the same method for question 3, the third term is -7x


Question 5: not sure what this is: 2x2y. Is it 2x²y or 2x2y?
you need to add up the exponent of x and y. In this case, the highest degree is y's 4th power plus x's 1st power, which makes a 5.