Polynomials and stuff
Consider the Polynomial
3b to the 5th - b to the 4th - 2b cubed + b square -18b- 3
How many terms does the polynomial have?
List the terms of the polynomial
What are the coefficients of each of the terms?
2007-07-24 07:46:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
3b^5 - b^4 - 2b³ + b² - 18b - 3
the coefficients are 3,-1,-2,1,-18,-3
2007-07-24 08:37:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The terms are the expressions that occur to the left or right of the plus and minus signs so that means that you have
6 terms.
The terms are
3b to the 5th , -b to the 4th , 2b cubed , b squared, -18b and -3
The coefficients are the numbers which are multiplied by the polynomials variable or variables in each term. Thus the coefficients are
3, -1 , 2 , 1 , -18 and -3.
~plincoln27
2007-07-24 07:54:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
3b^5 - b^4 - 2b³ + b² - 18b - 3
Five terms
The terms are shown above
Coefficients are:-
3 , - 1 , - 2 , 1 , - 18 , - 3
2007-07-24 07:54:32 · answer #3 · answered by Como 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are 6 terms:
1. 3b to the 5th -------coefficient: 3
2. - b to the 4th -------coefficient: -1
3. - 2b cubed ------- coefficient: -2
4. b square ------- coefficient: 1
5. -18b -------coefficient: -18
6. -3 -------coefficient:-3
coefficients are the big numbers in the front....... use a dictionary
2007-07-24 07:58:30 · answer #4 · answered by Jules 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3b^5-b^4-2b^3+b^2-18b-3
so it has 6 terms & the co-eff-- are 3,-1,-2------------
2007-07-24 08:02:14 · answer #5 · answered by MAHAANIM07 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋