document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=83915>Question 83915</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could someone help me with this one please.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which of the following is not a polynomial?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A)4x to the third power +5x-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B)2x-1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C)3xyto the second power + xy<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D)24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If I figured right A)=a trinomial, B)= is not a polynomial, C)=a binomial, and D)=does not give me enough information to figure it out.So would my answer be B) or C). I can only choose one answer? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #60457 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=60457\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the \"poly\" prefix means multiple or many (like polygon) ... it refers to the number of \"terms\" in an expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "like you said, A is TRInomial; B and C are both BInomials; and D is a MOnomial (I guess mononomial is too alliterative)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D is the only one that isn't \"poly\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "terms are summed (some may be negative) to make up a polynomial, so the terms are separated by plus or minus signs\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x-y+3z is a TRInomial ... 3y-2x+y is really a BInomial because the two y terms can be combined into 2y-2x </SPAN>\n" );
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