SOLUTION: Which of the following is not a polynomial? Please show work.
A) 24 B) 4x3 + 5x – 1 C) 2x – D) 3xy2 + xy
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A) 24 B) 4x3 + 5x – 1 C) 2x – D) 3xy2 + xy
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! I'm not sure what the minus sign hanging off the end of answer C is supposed to denote, but be that as it may, all four of the choices are, in fact, polynomials.
A) is a monomial (meaning it is a 1 term polynomial) of degree 0 (meaning the exponent on the variable is zero, and anything to the zero power is 1. In other words, the constant term 24 could be written as .
B) is a trinomial (three terms) of degree 3 (the largest exponent on any term is 3)
C) is monomial of degree 1
D) is a binomial of degree 3. It is degree 3 because the degree is determined by the sum of the exponents in multivariate terms. and 1 + 2 = 3. Contrast this with which would be a multivariate term of degree 4 because
I would be very curious to learn which of the answers your instructor believes to be correct and why.
