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

  2.   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. 4x2y3 + 3x3y2 - 2x4y + 2xy – 3
    D. -3 - 2x4y + 3x3y2 + 4x2y3 + 2xy
    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. 4x B. x2 – 5x
    C. x2 – 2x + 5 D. x2 – 10x
    Hint

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

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



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