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Introduction to Polynomials
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Monomial• A numeral, variable, or combination of numeral & one or
more variables.
• Monomial with no variable is called a constant.
• Which of the following are monomials?
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Coefficient
• Numeral factor in a monomial
• Give the coefficient of each:
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Degree of a Monomial• Sum of the exponents of the variables.
• Find the degree of each:
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Polynomials• Example:
Degree of polynomial is the same as the term with the greatest degree
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Polynomials can be named by their degree:
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Classify by number of Terms
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Classify by degree & # terms