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2.1.1 Laterpreting
What is polynomial.?​

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an expression of more than two algebraic terms, especially the sum of several terms that contain different powers of the same variable(s).

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  • What are polynomials?


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  • Polynomials are often sum of terms that are usually in the form :-


\huge \sf \: a {x}^(2) + bx + c

  • The powers in a polynomial are non-negative integer powers.
  • Based on the number of terms in a polynomial, there are 3 types of polynomials. They are monomial, binomial and trinomial.
  • Based on the degree of a polynomial, they can be categorized as zero or constant polynomials, linear polynomials, quadratic polynomials, and cubic polynomials.