How many terms does the polynomial have?

2p^2q – 3pq

1
2
3
4

Question

How many terms does the polynomial have?

2p^2q – 3pq

1
2
3
4

xapproachesinfinity · Answer

what do you think?

bananas1234 · Answer

Not sure......

xapproachesinfinity · Answer

i bet you will get it right if you try, let's see

bananas1234 · Answer

3? i really im not sure

xapproachesinfinity · Answer

now ask yourself why 3 and not something else

xapproachesinfinity · Answer

you gotta push yourself to think

bananas1234 · Answer

it seems to be right but i dont know

xapproachesinfinity · Answer

i didn't say it is right! all i said why you choose that to be the answer?

jdoe0001 · Answer

hint:   usually, the borderline for a term, is a + or a - operator

bananas1234 · Answer

add them together? to get 3?

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

as jdoe0001 said: each term is separated by a plus or minus

basic form: term + term or term - term

something like that

xapproachesinfinity · Answer

hmm not quite
a polynomial is defined as $$p(x)=a_0+a_1x+a_2x^2+...+a_nx^n$$
$$a_0, ~a_1x,~ a_2x^2...$$ these are called the polynomial's terms

xapproachesinfinity · Answer

so according to jdoe0001 what do you think?