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

  2.   Which of the following expressions is an example of a polynomial with powers of x in ascending order?
    A. x + 2x3 – 2x2 – 5x4
    B. x + 2x3 + 5x4
    C. x + 1 – 6x3 + 2x4
    D. 3x + 5x3 – 7x4 – 3
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  3.   How can the polynomial x2y2 + 2y3 – 5xy4 + x3 be written with powers of x in descending order?
    A. x3 + x2y2 + 2y3 – 5xy4
    B. x3 + x2y2 – 5xy4 + 2y3
    C. x2y2 + 2y3 + x3– 5xy4
    D. x2y2 + x3+ 2y3 – 5xy4
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  4.   Which pair of terms are like terms?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  5.   Which pair of terms are unlike terms?
    A. B. 3r3t2, -3r3t2
    C. D.
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