SOLUTION: what is a binomial expression?

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Question 167589: what is a binomial expression?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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A binomial expression is simply an expression that is the sum (ie result of addition) of TWO monomials.


Now what is a monomial? A monomial is simply an expression that is the product of number (a coefficient) and variable term(s) (either one or more variable terms).

So for instance, we could have a coefficient of 2 and a variable term of "x", and the monomial would be 2*x or just 2x. Another example might have a coefficient of 10 and have the variable terms x%5E2y (you can have exponents) to get the monomial 10x%5E2y


Now using the two previous monomials, the binomial expression is 2x%2B10x%5E2y


Another binomial expression is 3xy%2B5z and another is 7y-14x.