document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=423942>Question 423942</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> State a definition of a polynomial in x in your own words.  Give an example of a monomial, binomial and a trinomial. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #295692 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=295692\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A polynomial in x is an algebraic expression of the form \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B0%5Dx%5En+%2B+a%5B1%5Dx%5E%28n-1%29+%2B+a%5B2%5Dx%5E%28n-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B0%5Dx%5En+%2B+a%5B1%5Dx%5E%28n-1%29+%2B+a%5B2%5Dx%5E%28n-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >+...+<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5Bn-2%5Dx%5E2+%2B+a%5Bn-1%5Dx+%2B+a%5Bn%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5Bn-2%5Dx%5E2+%2B+a%5Bn-1%5Dx+%2B+a%5Bn%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where the powers of x are non-negative integers, and the coefficients <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5Bk%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5Bk%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > are complex numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Monomials: 2x, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-pi%2Ax%5E100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-pi%2Ax%5E100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, etc.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Binomials:  2x - 3, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E5+-5+x%5E4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E5+-5+x%5E4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-x%5E2011+%2B+2012 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-x%5E2011+%2B+2012\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, etc.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Trinomials: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2+-+i%2Ax+%2B+%285i+-+3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2+-+i%2Ax+%2B+%285i+-+3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2011++-+x%5E2010+%2B+x%5E2009 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2011++-+x%5E2010+%2B+x%5E2009\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, etc. </SPAN>\n" );
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