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

  2.   Arrange the terms of 4x2y3 – 2x4y + 3x3y2 – 3 + 2xy so that the powers of x are in descending order.
    A. 4x2y3 + 3x3y2 - 2x4y + 2xy – 3
    B. – 2x4y + 3x3y2 + 4x2y3 + 2xy – 3
    C. -3 - 2x4y + 3x3y2 + 4x2y3 + 2xy
    D. -3 + 2xy + 4x2y3 + 3x3y2 - 2x4y
    Hint

  3.   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 – 5x B. x2 – 2x + 5
    C. 4x D. x2 – 10x
    Hint

  4.   What is the degree of 3a – 4a2b3 + b3 – 4ab?
    A. 5 B. 2
    C. 1 D. 3
    Hint

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



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