An expression of more than two algebraic terms, especially the sum of several terms that contain different powers of the same variable(s).
If we take the equation and multiply out the left side, we get....
+ 2xk +
=
+ x +
The x^2 and k^2 cancel out on both sides leaving us with this...
2kx = x
If we divide both sides by 2x to isolate k,
k ends up = 1/2