MINI LESSON
Modeling Expressions
A polynomial is an expression made of terms added or subtracted together.
The degree of a term is the exponent on its variable, and the degree of a polynomial is the greatest exponent in the expression.
A constant term has no variable attached to it.
Standard form lists polynomial terms from greatest exponent to least exponent.
Question 1
What is the degree of the polynomial \(2x-x^2+4x^3\)?
Question 2
What is the constant term of the polynomial \(2x^3-x+5+4x^2\)?
Question 3
Which trinomial is written in standard form and has a constant term of five?
Question 4
A student creates a fourth-degree trinomial with a leading coefficient of 2 and a constant value of 5. The trinomial could be
Question 5
Which expression has a degree of 3 and a leading coefficient of 2?