Give an example of a trinomial written in descending order. State the degree of your polynomial.

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anonymous · Answer

The prefix "tri-" means "three", so a "three" part polynomial is has 3 distinct terms added or subtracted from each other.

a + b + c
ax$^2$ + bx + c
100000 + $\triangle$ + $\huge\frac{\xi^2}{5}$

These are all kosher.  :-)

The degree is the sum of the highest exponent term.

$\huge a^4b^6c^{10}\rightarrow $4+6+10 degree, which is 20.

Now you type in one  :-)

anonymous · Answer

But I don't understand how I would create one of my own and find it.

anonymous · Answer

Erm... Not sure how else to say it...   3 terms, 3 things added/subtracted together. 

The exponent of the highest term (square, cubed, whatever) combined is your degree, which I showed above how to find it.

anonymous · Answer

OH. Oh m goodness, thank you!