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OpenStudy (anonymous):

is -20 a polynomial

OpenStudy (aroub):

no.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

actually it is

OpenStudy (aroub):

really? why?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it is a polynomial of degree 0

OpenStudy (anonymous):

admittedly it is not much of a polynomial

OpenStudy (anonymous):

im prety sure its not a polynomial... its only a constant.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[p(x)=-20\] the constant function. definitely a polynomial

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it is a constant a linear function has just x and a polynomial must have at least a leading exponent of 2

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