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McGraw Hill Integrated II, 2012

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1. Adding and Subtracting Polynomials

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Exercise 6 Page 10

A polynomial is a monomial or the sum of monomials.

Is the Expression a Polynomial? No.

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To determine whether the given expression is a polynomial, recall that a polynomial is a monomial or the sum of monomials.

A monomial is either a number, a variable, or an expression that is the product of one or more variables with non-negative integer exponents.

Consider the given expression. 5q^(-4)+6q Since monomials cannot contain variables with non-negative exponents, the first term in the above expression is not a monomial. Therefore, the given expression is not a polynomial.

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Exercises p.10-13