Question

Which of the following is a trinomial?

A. c2 + c + 6
B. –8c
C. c2 – 16
D. c3 + 4c2 – 12c + 7

Answer 1

A polynomial is defined as follows:\[f(x)=a_{n}x^n+a_{n-1}x^{n-1}+...+a_{1}x+a_{0}.\]Notice the "poly" in polynomial. If a binomial is\[f(x)=a_{2}x^2+a_{1}x+a_{0},\]then what is a trinomial?

Answer 2

a?

Answer 3

A