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

  2.   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 – 5x
    C. 4x D. x2 – 10x
    Hint

  3.   Which of the following expressions is an example of a polynomial with powers of x in ascending order?
    A. x + 2x3 – 2x2 – 5x4
    B. 3x + 5x3 – 7x4 – 3
    C. x + 2x3 + 5x4
    D. x + 1 – 6x3 + 2x4
    Hint

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

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



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