document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=36252>Question 36252</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can someone answer this for me?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x + 2y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "monomial,binomial,triomial or not a polynomial? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #254943 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=254943\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 6x+2y is a binomial (that is, has 2 terms).  More accurately, it is a bivariate binomial of degree 1.  A monomial is any polynomial with only 1 term, a binomial is a polynomial with 2 terms, trinomial 3 terms, etc.  The polynomial <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p%28x%29+=+3x%5E2yz+%2B+5xy-4x%5E2y%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"p%28x%29+=+3x%5E2yz+%2B+5xy-4x%5E2y%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, for example, is a trinomial in 3 variables of degree 5 (The highest sum of the powers appearing in any term of the polynomial.)    </SPAN>\n" );
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