POLYNOMIAL CHART \begin{tabular}{|c|l|l|c|l|} \hline Degree & Name Using Degree & \multicolumn{1}{|c|}{ Polynomial Example } & Number of Terms & \multicolumn{1}{|c|}{ Name Using Number of Terms } \\ \hline 0 & constant & 6 & 1 & monomial \\ \hline 1 & linear & \( x+3 \) & 2 & binomial \\ \hline 2 & quadratic & \( 3 x^{2} \) & 1 & monomial \\ \hline 3 & cubic & \( 2 x^{3}-5 x^{2}-2 x \) & 3 & trinomial \\ \hline 4 & quartic & \( x^{4}+3 x^{2} \) & 2 & binomial \\ \hline 5 & quintic & \( -2 x^{5}+3 x^{2}-x+4 \) & 4 & polynomial of 4 terms \\ \hline \end{tabular}
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- 6 → degree 0 → constant - x + 3 → degree 1 → linear - 3x^2 → degree 2 → quadratic - 2x^3 − 5x^2 − 2x → degree 3 → cubic - x^4 + 3x^2 → degree 4 → quartic - −2x^5 + 3x^2 − x + 4 → degree 5 → quintic Show more…
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