Question

What is a prime trinomial in the form of ax^2 + bx + c ?

Answer 1

aghh help.. @skullpatrol

Answer 2

What does "prime" mean to you?

Answer 3

it means it can't be factored

Answer 4

Do you know the definition of a prime number?

Answer 5

basically, i guess

Answer 6

Yes, you are correct "it can't be factored" that would make it "irreducible", right?

Answer 7

correct.

Answer 8

So a prime number, or prime is
an integer greater than 1
that has no integral factors other than itself and 1.

Answer 9

correct agian.

Answer 10

This exact idea carries over into polynomials.
Prime polynomial is an irreducible polynomial with integral coefficients whose greatest monomial factor is 1.

Answer 11

yeah, i actually just made one up, factored it and it turned out to be prime. Thanks again though!!

Answer 12

np :)