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What is the meaning degree of polynomial?
The degree of a polynomial is the highest exponent on any independent variable in the polynomial.
How many terms does the polynomial have?
As many as you like. A polynomial in 1 variable, and of degree n, can have n+1 terms where n is any positive integer.
What is meant by the degree of a monomial and polynomial?
The degree is the highest power of the variable that appears in it.(x2 + x + 9) is a second degree polynomial(Q4 - 72) is a fourth degree polynomial( z ) is a first degree monomialSo the degree of a polynomial in one variable is the highest power of the variable.For example, [ 2x3 - 7x ] has degree 3.The degree of a polynomial in two or more variables is the greatest sum of theexponents in any single term.For example, [ 5m3 + m2n - mn2 ] has degree 4.And a degree of a monomial is the sum of the exponents of its variables.For example, [ 4a2b3 ] has degree 5.
Is every monomial a polynomial?
Yes. A monomial is a zero-degree polynomial. Although the prefix poly means "several" the definition allows for any finite number of terms.
How do you identify the polynomials of degree one?
The degree of a polynomial is determined by the highest degree of the terms within it, and the degree of the terms is determined by the power of the variable and the amount of variables in it.For example, the term 3x has a degree of one, as does 5y. However when there is more than one variable you add the degrees together, so 4xy has a degree of 2, not 1. Any single variable to the 2nd power e.g. 8x2 also has a degree of 2.So a polynomial of one degree is a polynomial where each of its terms only have one variable to the first power so 5+x is to one degree, as is 1+2x+3y+4z despite having more than one variable in the expression.
