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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Look at the picture

OpenStudy (anonymous):

help me

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A polynomial is a monomial or the sum or difference of monomials. Each monomial is called a term of the poynomial

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i know .

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@zordoloom

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so are you asking for the answer? or why that is the answer marked in the picture?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

im asking for the correct answer because i got this wrong and i wanna know which i got wrong.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I think it's all of them except for D

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah, i think D is the only one that isn't because it has a negative exponent in it

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

B

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

A polynomial is a sum of terms. Each term of a polynomial can only contain a number (called coefficient) and zero or more variables raised to a natural number (1, 2, 3, ...). If you have a variable as an exponent, or a variable raised to a negative exponenet, or a fractional exponent, that is not a polynomial.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

b isnt one?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@skullpatrol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so A wouldn't be one either according to mathstudent's definition

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ya, I don't think is a polynomial either.

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

B & F are both polynomials @Katieann16

OpenStudy (anonymous):

actually E wouldn't be one either since it has x^4 in the denominator

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

A has a variable as an exponent. C has a fractional exponent D & E have variables in the denominator

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so its just B&F

OpenStudy (anonymous):

pretty sure mathstudent just nailed it

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

Correct.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Correct, only B and F

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you all(:

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

np

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

To get this question right you have to understand the definition of a monomial.

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