Chapter Five:  Exponents and Polynomials

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Chapter Five

Section 5.1

Section 5.2

Section 5.3

Section 5.4

Section 5.5

Section 5.6

Section 5.7

Section 5.8

Section 5.9

Section 5.10

Section 5.11

Section 5.12

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Section 5.5   Polynomials

Vocabulary

A polynomial is a monomial or a sum of monomials.

A binomial is a polynomial with exactly two terms.

A trinomial is a polynomial with exactly three terms.

The numeric factor of a term is called the coefficient.

The degree of a term is the sum of the exponents of the variable.

The degree of a polynomial is the highest degree of its terms.

The term with the highest degree is called the leading term.

The coefficient of the leading term is called the leading coefficient.

Extra help for Section 5.5

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