Key Terms Chapter 05: Polynomials and Polynomial Functions
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| binomial | A binomial is a polynomial with exactly two terms. | ||||
| conjugate pair | A conjugate pair is two binomials of the form \((a−b), (a+b)\). The pair of binomials each have the same first term and the same last term, but one binomial is a sum and the other is a difference. | ||||
| degree of a constant | The degree of any constant is \(0\). | ||||
| degree of a polynomial | The degree of a polynomial is the highest degree of all its terms. | ||||
| degree of a term | The degree of a term is the sum of the exponents of its variables. | ||||
| monomial | A monomial is an algebraic expression with one term. A monomial in one variable is a term of the form \(ax^m\), where \(a\) is a constant and \(m\) is a whole number. | ||||
| polynomial | A monomial or two or more monomials combined by addition or subtraction is a polynomial. | ||||
| polynomial function | A polynomial function is a function whose range values are defined by a polynomial. | ||||
| Power Property | According to the Power Property, \(a\) to the \(m\) to the \(n\) equals \(a\) to the \(m\) times \(n\). | ||||
| Product Property | According to the Product Property, \(a\) to the \(m\) times \(a\) to the \(n\) equals \(a\) to the \(m\) plus \(n\). | ||||
| Product to a Power | According to the Product to a Power Property, \(a\) times \(b\) in parentheses to the \(m\) equals \(a\) to the \(m\) times \(b\) to the \(m\). | ||||
| Properties of Negative Exponents | According to the Properties of Negative Exponents, \(a\) to the negative \(n\) equals \(1\) divided by \(a\) to the \(n\) and \(1\) divided by \(a\) to the negative \(n\) equals \(a\) to the \(n\). | ||||
| Quotient Property | According to the Quotient Property, \(a\) to the \(m\) divided by \(a\) to the \(n\) equals \(a\) to the \(m\) minus \(n\) as long as \(a\) is not zero. | ||||
| Quotient to a Negative Exponent | Raising a quotient to a negative exponent occurs when \(a\) divided by \(b\) in parentheses to the power of negative \(n\) equals \(b\) divided by \(a\) in parentheses to the power of \(n\). | ||||
| Quotient to a Power Property | According to the Quotient to a Power Property, \(a\) divided by \(b\) in parentheses to the power of \(m\) is equal to \(a\) to the \(m\) divided by \(b\) to the \(m\) as long as \(b\) is not zero. | ||||
| standard form of a polynomial | A polynomial is in standard form when the terms of a polynomial are written in descending order of degrees. | ||||
| trinomial | A trinomial is a polynomial with exactly three terms. | ||||
| Zero Exponent Property | According to the Zero Exponent Property, \(a\) to the zero is \(1\) as long as \(a\) is not zero. |