1.   Which expression is a binomial?
    A. B. -3xy
    C. 5x - 2 D. 5x2y + 4x – 6
    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. -3 + 2xy + 4x2y3 + 3x3y2 - 2x4y
    C. – 2x4y + 3x3y2 + 4x2y3 + 2xy – 3
    D. -3 - 2x4y + 3x3y2 + 4x2y3 + 2xy
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  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 – 2x + 5
    C. x2 – 10x D. x2 – 5x
    Hint

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

  5.   Which pair of terms are unlike terms?
    A. 3r3t2, -3r3t2 B.
    C. D.
    Hint



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