Question

Is (5+4x^0)2x a monomial? What about (5+4x²)2x? Please explain why.

Answer 1

Neither are monomials.

Explanation:

Take a look at the root word of monomials.

• Mono = One

• In both of these expressions, there is more than one term.
• For them to considered or classified as monomials, they have to have one terms.
• Therefore, neither of these are monomials but instead are trinomials which have three terms.