1.   Which expression is not a polynomial?
    A. 7y3 B.
    C. 4x3y2 - 5xy + 7 D. 3x2 + 5
    Hint

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

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

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

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



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