document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=191490>Question 191490</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone please tell me this is a polynomial, trinomial, binomial, monomial?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-13x (would this be considered a polynomial?)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-4xyz  (monomial?)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 4c^6   monomial?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      Thank You!!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #143699 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=143699\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Note: recall that a \"term\" is simply coefficient multiplied by a variable expression. So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3xy%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3xy%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-11yz%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-11yz%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > are all separate \"terms\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-13x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-13x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > there's only one term here, so this means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-13x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-13x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is a monomial (monomial - one term, think of <u>mono</u>rail)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Looking at <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-4xyz ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4xyz\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, there's only one term also, so this means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-4xyz ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4xyz\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is a monomial.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finally, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4c%5E6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4c%5E6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > also is one complete term. So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4c%5E6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4c%5E6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is a monomial.<BR>\n" );
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