POLYNOMIALS

POLYNOMIAL
•An algebraic expression
containing one or more terms.
•Each term consists of a constant
or coefficients and variables with
positive integer exponents.
POLYNOMIAL
 POLYNOMIALS AND NON-POLYNOMIALS
POLYNOMIALS NON-POLYNOMIALS
-3d3 + 8 h-8 + 5 → the exponent is negative
f5 – 10 → the denominator is a variable
4x y
3
→ it is inside a radical sign
-5x + 4y – 10 →exponent is not a whole number
56xyz
CLASSIFY: POLYNOMIAL OR NOT
1. -87k 5

2.
3. -3x y – 18x + 12
2 6

4. 58h – 8
-4

5. 10a b
9 3
TERM

•refers to a number, a
variable or a number and
a variable combined by
multiplication or division.
TERM
1. CONSTANT TERM – contains
only a constant
2. VARIABLE TERM – contains a
variable; contains numerical
and literal coefficients
DEGREE OF A TERM
•the sum of the exponents of
the variables in the term.
Example: xy 4

The degree of the variable

term is 5.
DEGREE OF A POLYNOMIAL
•Refers to the highest degree among the
terms
Example:
1. -3x y – 18x + 12
2 6

2. 6xyz + 12x y – y z
5 2 5 3 5
DEGREE OF A POLYNOMIAL
•In identifying degree of a polynomial, you
must rewrite it in STANDARD FORM.
•Arrange the terms from the highest degree
to the lowest degree.
1. LEADING TERM – the term with the
highest degree
2. LEADING COEFFICIENT – the coefficient
of the leading term
IDENTIFY THE DEGREE OF THE POLYNOMIAL,
LEADING TERM AND LEADING COEFFICIENT

1. 2xy 2

2. -5x + x + 4
2

3. 4x – x y
3 2

4. 3x – x + 2x – 5
3 5

5. -1 + xy 2
CLASSIFICATION OF POLYNOMIALS based on TERMS
1. MONOMIAL – one
term 4; x; x ; ; 2x; 3abc; 3s t u
4 2 4 8

2. BINOMIAL – two 5 + x; x2 – y 2; 2xy + 1; ; 7xyz + abc

terms
3. TRINOMIAL –
three terms x + y + z; x – y2 + 1; 4x2y + xy – 2y;

4. QUADRINOMIAL – a – b + c – d; x4 + x3 + x2 + x;
four terms 5abcd – 5abc + ab – a; 7x8 – x6 + x4 – y
5. QUINTINOMIAL – a + b – c + d + 1; y 5 + y 4 – y3 + y 2 + y
five terms
CLASSIFICATION OF POLYNOMIALS based on TERMS

In general,
MULTINOMIAL – 4 or
more terms.
CLASSIFICATION OF POLYNOMIALS based on the DEGREE
CLASSIFICATION OF POLYNOMIALS based on
the DEGREE and TERMS
IDENTIFY THE NAME OF THE DEGREE AND THE
NAME USING NUMBER OF TERMS

1. 2x
2. -5x + x + 4
2

3. 2x + x – x
4 3 2

4. -5x – 2x
5

5. 3x – 2x + x – x
4 3 2
DEGR NAME POLYNOMIAL EXAMPLE # OF NAME USING # OF
TERMS
EE USING TER
DEGREE MS
3 Cubic 4x3 1 monomial
4 Quartic 7x2 + x4 2 Binomial
5 Quintic x5 + x 4 + x 3 + x 2 + x 5 Multinomial/
Quintinomial
2 Quadratic 3x2 – x + 1 3 Trinomial
0 constant 4 1 Monomial
1 Linear x + 12 2 binomial