GRAPH OF A POLYNOMIAL

EXAMPLE:
polynomial expression
3x -x +2x +3
5 4 2

polynomial function
y=3x -x +2x +3 or
5 4 2

P(x)=3x5-x4+2x2+3
 Definitions
Term: a number or a product of a number and variables raised
to a power. 2 2
3, 5 x ,  2 x, 9 x y
Coefficient: the numerical factor of each term.
5 x 2 ,  2 x, 9 x 2 y
Constant: the term without a variable.
3,  6, 5, 32
Polynomial: a finite sum of terms of the form axn, where a is a
real number and n is a whole number.
3 2
15 x  2 x  5 21y 6  7 y 5  2 y 3  6 y
 POLYNOMIAL or NOT

3x +x+4
-2
not polynomial
x -√x+2
2 polynomial
3m y m+6
-3 -2
not polynomial
4x-3y-2 polynomial
-3x +2x
2 polynomial
Leading term 3x5-x4+2x2+3

Leading coefficient

x +9x +2x+4
3 2 monic

Leading coefficient
Arrange the terms of the following
polynomials to their correct order:

1.) 4x2+2x-3x3-1 -3x +4x +2x-1

3 2

2.) x+3+6x +2x

7 9 2x9+6x7x+3
3.) -4x5-2x2+3 -4x5-2x2+3
4.) 3+4x6-3x2+2x 4x6-3x2+2x+3
5.) 4m2-9m-m8 -m8+4m2-9m
 POLYNOMIALS
Classification According to Number of Terms

3x monomial
3x+2y binomial
4x -3x+2y
2
trinomial
 Definitions
Monomial: a polynomial with exactly one term.
2
ax , rt , 4
2x , 9m, 2
9x y
Binomial: a polynomial with exactly two terms.

x  8, r  3, 5 x 2  2 x, 2 x  9 x 2 y
Trinomial: a polynomial with exactly three terms.

x 2  x  8, r 5  3r  3, 5 x 2  2 x  7
 Definitions
The Degree of a Term with one variable is the exponent on
the variable.
5x 2  2, 2x 4  4, 9m  1
The Degree of a Term with more than one variable is
the sum of the exponents on the variables.
2 4 2 5 4
7x y  3, 2x y  6, 9mn z  10
The Degree of a Polynomial is the greatest degree of
the terms of the polynomial variables.
3 4 2 2 3
2 x  3x  7  3, 2 x y  5x y  6 x  6
 Practice Problems
Identify the degrees of each term and the degree of the
polynomial.
3
5x  4x  5x2
4 𝑎2 𝑏 4 +3 𝑎 3 𝑏5 −9 𝑏 4 +4
3 2 1 6 8 3 0
3 8

4 𝑥 5 𝑦 4 +5 𝑥 4 𝑦 6 −6 𝑥 3 𝑦 3 +2 𝑥𝑦
9 10 6 2
10
 DEGREE of a POLYNOMIAL

3x4
4
xy
4 3 7
2x -4x -y
2 3 3
x y -3x y -4y
6 6 3 2 12
x -2y -3x
10 4
10
 Identify the degree of the
following polynomials
21x y
7 9
16
x -4x-4
2
2
7x -4x -y
8 9
9
m y +m y -9my
2 6 8 2 10
11
2xy z -5x y z+3xyz
4 3 2 2
8
 POLYNOMIALS
Classification According to Degree

2x+3y=0 linear
x +4x+4=0
2
quadratic
4x -3x+2y=2 cubic
3

x -2x=0
4
quartic
2x =0
5
quintic
 Classify the following
polynomials according to degree
3x +4
3
cubic
x -4x-4
2
quadratic
7x-y-2 linear
m +2m +1
5 2
quintic
2x +7y
2
quadratic
 Practice Problems
Evaluate each polynomial function
f  1 f x   3x 2  10

3  1  10
2
 3 1  10  3  10  7

g 3 g  y   6 y 2  11 y  20

6 3  113  20  6  9  33  20 
2

54  33  20  87  20  67
Evaluate:
1.) P(x) =3x -2x +7x
5 4 3

;x=2 120
2.) P(x) = x -4x+2;x=3
2

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