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Polynomial Vocab.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| term | a number variable or any product or quotient of numbers and variables. |
| factors | are the number and variables that make up a term |
| numerical coefficient | the coefficient of the term with the highest power or degree |
| base | one of the equal factors of the power |
| exponent | the number of times the base is used as a factor |
| degree | the sum of the exponents of the variables in the monomial |
| power | the product of equal factors |
| To add polynomials, line up vertically and combine only ________ terms. | Like |
| When you subtract polynomials, you switch the subtraction sign to an addition sign and add the ______. | Opposite |
| When multiplying by a monomial, use the __________ property. Remember to follow your laws of exponents! | distributive |
| While multiplying by a binomial, use the ________ distributive property. | double |
| When dividing by a monomial, "______ the love". Remember to follow your laws of exponents! | Share |
| Multiply, add ________, divide, subtract ___________ | exponents |
| A monomial raised to a power, remember to use the exponent to expand the expression, then ____________. | multiply |
| Zero exponent-anything raised to the zero power equals ____________. | One |
| Negative exponents-rewrite using a ______________ exponent by putting it in the denominator of a fraction. | positive |