Question

which of the following is a polynomial ?
a) 6x
b) 5x-9
c) x^2+8x-3
d) 2x^3+4x^2-7x+1

please help !

Answer 1

do you know what a polynomial is?

Answer 2

Polynomial is a function that takes the form f(x) = a sub 0 + a sub 1 x + a sub 2 x ^2 + a sub n x ^ n

Answer 3

A is a monomial, it has one term (number)

B is a binomial, it has two terms.

C is a trinomial, it has three terms.

D is a polynomial, it has more than 3 terms.

Polynomials have more than three terms

Answer 4

@paw is correct

Answer 5

that makes sense , thanks for your help :)

Answer 6

if you don't need any further help, close the question :)