Question

classify 3X^5+5x^4-7x^3+15

Answer 1

by the number of terms

Answer 2

can anyone please help me

Answer 3

@mathmale

Answer 4

Polynomials are classified by the degree of the polynomial which is the greatest of the degrees of its terms after it has been simplified

Answer 5

yes i got 5 but im thinking it may be 3

Answer 6

@skullpatrol

Answer 7

Why 3?

Answer 8

Sure 3 terms have x's in them, but that's not what the definition says :-)

Answer 9

so was i correct 5?

Answer 10

Yes, 5 is the correct answer.

Answer 11

my answer choices are
binonmial
trinomial
polynomial of 4
polynomial of 5

Answer 12

@skullpatrol

Answer 13

Polynomials are classified as linear, quadratic, cubic, quartic and what you have there is a quintic because of the x^5.

Answer 14

thanks so much

Answer 15

there are four terms here

Answer 16

so you are saying he is wrong?

Answer 17

The question is not asking for you to classify the polynomial based on the degree,
it is asking you to classify according to the number of terms

Answer 18

Yes it is a quintic function, but that does not answer the question given.

Answer 19

Monomial, binomial, trinomial, and polynomial are the classification by the number of terms.

Answer 20

here is the question im kinda confused now

Answer 21

i count 4 terms

Answer 22

so it counted by the number of terms that are four?

Answer 23

\[\overbrace{3x^5}^{\text{term}}+\overbrace{5x^4}^{\text{term}}+\overbrace{-7x^3}^{\text{term}}+\overbrace{15}^{\text{term}}\]

Answer 24

Yes, 4 terms.

Answer 25

so who correct?

Answer 26

a binomial, has two terms

a trinomial, has three terms

a polynomial of 4 terms, has four terms

a polynomial of 5 terms, has five terms

Answer 27

4 terms is correct.

Answer 28

ok thanks

Answer 29

Thanks for asking :-)