Cool math Algebra Help Lessons: Polynomials

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Polynomials lesson 3 - Some Math Words to Know (page 1 of 3)
---- This algebra lesson explains some basic polynomials terms.

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Here's a polynomial:

Each one of the little product-blobs is a "term."

2x^3 -5x^2 +x +9

So, this guy has four terms.

The coefficients are the numbers in front of the letters:

2x^3 -5x^2 +x +9 coefficients are 2, -5, 1 (remember that x = 1x) and 9 (we just pretent this last guy has a letter behind him)

"Poly" means "many."

When there is only one term, it's a monomial:

When there are two terms, it's a binomial:

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