Question

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Answer 1

a monomial is a polynomial with only one term (remember that terms are separated by + or - signs)

it must also follow the rules of a polynomial - no negative exponents, no fractional exponents, no variables as exponents, etc.

Answer 2

a) is a monomial, and to find the degree - simply add up all the exponents

remember that a variable by itself has an exponent of 1, so m = m^1 and this must be counted with the others

Answer 3

the first one is 8

Answer 4

and the second one is 8 as well

Answer 5

b) is actually not a monomial (exponents in the denominator are considered negative so this is not a polynomial ^_^) so no need to find the degree

Answer 6

but a is 8 right?

Answer 7

yup

Answer 8

so a is a monomial and has a degree of 8
and b is not a polynomial because it has a denominator that is negative

Answer 9

*has negative exponents

but yes