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Is the following polynomial or not
5xy^2+3x^2y-2x^2y^2


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Answer:

is a polynomial

Explanation:

The expression is a sum of products.

Each product involves a numerical value and a product of variables to positive integer powers.

These meet the requirements for an expression to be a polynomial, so ...

the given expression is a polynomial

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