Question

How many terms are in the expression a3 + 3a2b - 4ab - 11b + 7?

Answer 1

5 terms.

Explanation:

We are given that,

The expression is
`a^3 + 3a^2b -4ab -11b + 7`.

Now, 'A polynomial is of the form
`a_nx^n+a_(n-1)x^(n-1)+.....+a_1x+a_0`'.

Then, the given expression is a polynomial with the terms,

`a^3, 3a^2b, 4ab, 11b, 7`

That is, there are total 5 terms in the given expression.

Hence, the expression contains 5 terms.

Answer 2

a^3 + 3a^2 b - 4ab - 11b + 7 has five terms.