Polynomials Math Example 4

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Example 4

easy
Classify 5x4−x+25x^4 - x + 2 by degree and number of terms.

Solution

  1. 1
    Degree: the highest power is 4 (quartic).
  2. 2
    Number of terms: 3 (trinomial).

Answer

Quartic trinomial
Polynomials are classified by degree (linear, quadratic, cubic, quartic, etc.) and number of terms (monomial, binomial, trinomial).

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