Polynomial comes from poly- (meaning "many") and -nomial (in this case meaning "term") ... so it says "many terms"
A polynomial can have:
constants (like 3, −20, or ½)
variables (like x and y)
exponents (like the 2 in y2), but only 0, 1, 2, 3, ... etc are allowed
that can be combined using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division ...
... except ...
... not division by a variable (so something like 2/x is right out)
So:
A polynomial can have constants, variables and exponents,
but never division by a variable.
Also they can have one or more terms, but not an infinite number of terms.
These are polynomials:
3x
x − 2
−6y2 − ( 79 )x
3xyz + 3xy2z − 0.1xz − 200y + 0.5
512v5 + 99w5
5
(Yes, "5" is a polynomial, one term is allowed, and it can be just a constant!)
These are not polynomials
3xy-2 is not, because the exponent is "-2" (exponents can only be 0,1,2,...)
2/(x+2) is not, because dividing by a variable is not allowed
1/x is not either
√x is not, because the exponent is "½" (see fractional exponents)
But these are allowed:
x/2 is allowed, because you can divide by a constant
also 3x/8 for the same reason
√2 is allowed, because it is a constant (= 1.4142...etc)
Answer:
180
Step-by-step explanation:
For each of the two right triangles, by the Pythagorean theorem, she shared side is of length 15. So, the area of each of the top two rectangles is (½)(8)(15), so their combined area is 120.
Moving onto the trapezoid, we can use the formula for the area of a trapezoid to determine its area is (½)(14+16)(4)=60.
So, the answer is 120+60=180.
Answer: 50yd
Step-by-step explanation:
We know that the area of any rectangle is length times width. The perimeter is the sum of twice the length and twice the width.
Let width = x
Let length = 4x
Area = 100m2
Next, we can write an equation using these variables and formula for area.
4x2 = 100
x2 = 25
x = -5 and x = 5
Since the dimensions cannot be negative, we accept the positive value:
x = 5
Next, we can substitute this value of x into the variables.
width = 5 m
length = 20 m
Finally, we can find the perimeter by plugging in these dimensions into the perimeter formula,
Perimeter = 2(5 m) + 2(20 m)
= 10 m + 40 m
= 50 m
Answer:
The Answer would be $40.64
Step-by-step explanation:
To find a percentage of a certain number, you must multiply that number by the percentage in decimal form. Since the socks cost 8 dollars each 8 x 0.08 = 0.64 Meaning the tax cost is 64 cents. 8 x 5 = 40 Giving us $40.64
To simplify begin by distributing the multiplication outside the parenthesis:
