Question

Classify the polynomial by the number of terms.

Answer 1

You call an expression with a single term a monomial, an expression with two terms is a binomial, and an expression with three terms is a trinomial. An expression with more than three terms is named simply by its number of terms. For example a polynomial with five terms is called a five-term polynomial.

Answer 2

Classification:

Monomial: One term

Mono = One

Polynomial: Multiple terms e.g. (2,3,4 and so on)

Poly: Many

Binomial: Two terms

Bi = Two

Trinomial: Three terms

Tri = Three  

The expression of "mx + b" would be classified as a monomial due to it having only one exponent.