1.   Which expression is a binomial?
    A. B. 5x2y + 4x – 6
    C. 5x - 2 D. -3xy
    Hint

  2.   What is the degree of 4x5 – 5xy4 + 3xy2 – 1?
    A. 3 B. 5
    C. 0 D. 4
    Hint

  3.   Arrange the terms of 6x4y2 – 4x2y + 2xy3 + 8 so that the powers of y are in ascending order.
    A. 6x4y2 - 4x2y + 2xy3 +8
    B. 2xy3 + 6x4y2 - 4x2y + 8
    C. 8 – 4x2y + 6x4y2 + 2xy3
    D. 8 + 2xy3 - 4x2y + 6x4y2
    Hint

  4.   Write a polynomial to represent the area of a square with a side x minus the area of a triangle with a base 2x and a height of 5.
    A. x2 – 2x + 5 B. x2 – 10x
    C. 4x D. x2 – 5x
    Hint

  5.   How can the following expression be described 3x2 + 4x + 5x – 3?
    A. binomial B. monomial
    C. trinomial D. polynomial other than these listed
    Hint



Glencoe
The McGraw-Hill Companies