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Naming Polynomials

This document defines and provides examples of polynomials. A polynomial is an expression involving variables and their powers with coefficients, but no fractions or negative exponents. Polynomials can be named based on their degree or number of terms. The degree is the highest power of any variable. Constant, linear, quadratic, and cubic refer to polynomials with degrees of 0, 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Monomials have 1 term, binomials have 2 terms, trinomials have 3 terms, and more terms are just polynomials. Standard form arranges like terms together from highest to lowest degree.

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Naming Polynomials

This document defines and provides examples of polynomials. A polynomial is an expression involving variables and their powers with coefficients, but no fractions or negative exponents. Polynomials can be named based on their degree or number of terms. The degree is the highest power of any variable. Constant, linear, quadratic, and cubic refer to polynomials with degrees of 0, 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Monomials have 1 term, binomials have 2 terms, trinomials have 3 terms, and more terms are just polynomials. Standard form arranges like terms together from highest to lowest degree.

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Naming Polynomials

8.1
Part 1
What is a Polynomial?

Here are some definitions….


Definition of Polynomial
An expression that can have constants, variables and
exponents, but:

* no division by a variable
(can’t have something like )

* a variable's exponents can only be 0,1,2,3,... etc


(exponents can’t be fractions or negative)

* it can't have an infinite number of terms


Here’s another definition
• A polynomial is a mathematical expression
consisting of a sum of terms, each term
including a variable or variables raised to a
power and multiplied by a coefficient.
Polynomials look like this…
• 4x² + 3x – 1
• 8
• 9xy²
• 3x – 2y
• x³
• 25x² - 4
• 5x³ – 4x + 7
Names of Polynomials
A Polynomial can be named in two ways
• It can be named according to the number of
terms it has
• It can be named by its degree
Names by the number of terms:
1 term : monomial
Here are some monomials…
3x²
7xy
x
8
½x
2 terms : Binomial
Here are some binomials…
5x + 1
3x² - 4
x+y
3 terms : Trinomial
Here are some trinomials…
7x² + 2x – 10
4 or more terms – polynomial
There is no special name for polynomials with
more than 3 terms, so we just refer to them as
polynomials (the prefix “poly” means many )
Examples
Name each expression based on
its number of terms
1. 5x + 1
2. 7x²
3. 5x – 2xy + 3y
4. 6x³ - 9x² + x – 10
1. 5x + 1 Binomial
2. 7x² Monomial
3. 5x – 2xy + 3y Trinomial
4. 6x³ - 9x² + x – 10 Polynomial
Finding Degrees
In order to name a polynomial by
degree, you need to know what
degree of a polynomial is, right??
Finding Degrees
Definition of Degree
The degree of a monomial is the sum of the exponents
of its variables.

For example,
The degree of 7x³ is 3
The degree of 8y²z³ is 5
The degree of -10xy is 2
The degree of 4 is 0 (since )
The degree of a polynomial in one variable is
the same as the greatest exponent.

For example,

The degree of is 4

The degree of 3x – 4x² + 10 is 2


Examples
Find the degree of each polynomial

1. 7x
2. x² + 3x – 1
3. 10
4. 9x²y³
5. 12 – 13x³ + 4x + 5x²
1. 7x 1
2. x² + 3x – 1 2
3. 10 0
4. 9x²y³ 5
5. 12 – 13x³ + 4x + 5x² 3
Names of Polynomials by their Degree

Degree of 0 : Constant
For example,
7

-10

8
Degree of 1 : Linear
For example,

3x – 2
½x + 7
12x – 1
Degree of 2 : Quadratic
For example,
7x² - 3x + 6
4x² - 1
Degree of 3 : Cubic

For example,
8x³ + 5x +9
2x³ - 11

Anything with a degree of 4 or more does not


have a special name 
Examples
Name each Polynomial by its degree.

1. 10x³ + 2x
2. 3x + 8
3. 6
4. 9x² + 3x – 1
5.
1. 10x³ + 2x Cubic
2. 3x + 8 Linear
3. 6 Constant
4. 9x² + 3x – 1 Quadratic
5. Not a polynomial!
Putting it all together…
Examples
Classify each polynomial based on its degree
and the number of terms:
1. 7x³ - 10x
2. 8x – 4
3. 4x² + 11x – 2
4. 10x³ + 7x² + 3x – 5
5. 6
6. 3x² - 4x
1. 7x³ - 10x cubic/binomial
2. 8x – 4 linear/binomial
3. 4x² + 11x – 2 quadratic/trinomial
4. 10x³ + 7x² + 3x – 5 cubic/polynomial
5. 6 constant/monomial
6. 3x² - 4x quadratic/binomial
Standard Form
• STANDARD FORM of a polynomial means that
all like terms are combined and the exponents
get smaller from left to right.
Examples
Put in standard form and then name the
polynomial based on its degree and number of
terms.

1. 4 – 6x³ – 2x + 3x²
2. 3x² - 5x³ + 10 – 7x + x² + 4x
1. 4 – 6x³ – 2x + 3x²
= -6x³ + 3x² – 2x + 4
cubic/polynomial

2. 3x² - 5x³ + 10 – 7x + x² + 4x
= -5x³ + 4x² – 3x + 10
cubic/polynomial
Summary
Names by Degree Names by # of Terms
• Constant • Monomial
• Linear • Binomial
• Quadratic • Trinomial
• Cubic
A word about fractions…
Coefficients and Constants can be fractions.

½x + 5 is ok!
-3x² + ½ is ok!

is not a polynomial

is not a polynomial
Assignment
Page 373
# 1 – 20
Must write problem for credit.
No partial credit if incomplete.
Summary
Polynomial Degree Name by Number Name by
Degree of Terms Terms
Copy the table and fill in the blanks.
7x³ - 2
3
6x² - 10x + 1
4x + 5
Check yourself!

Polynomial Degree Name by Number Name by


Degree of Terms Terms
7x³ - 2 3 Cubic 2 Binomial
3 0 Constant 1 Monomial
6x² - 10x + 1 2 Quadratic 3 Trinomial
4x + 5 1 Linear 2 Binomial

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