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Degree of a Polynomial

Skill Practice!

State whether each expression is a polynomial. If the Find the degree of each polynomial.
expression is a polynomial, identify it as a monomial,
a binomial, or a trinomial.
4
1. 5mn + n 2 2. 4by + 2b – by 9. 12 10. 3r

3. –32 4. 3x
3
7 11. b + 6 12. 4a – 2a

2
–4
5. 5x² – 3x 6. 2c + 8c + 9 – 3
2
13. 5abc – 2b +1

GEOMETRY Write a polynomial to represent the area Arrange the terms of each polynomial so that the
of each shaded region. powers of x are in ascending order.

14. 3x + 1+ 2x 2
7.
y b
x
a

Arrange the terms of each polynomial so that the
powers of x are in descending order.

3
2
8. r 15. x + 3x + 27 – x

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