Class 7 Maths Algebraic Expressions | part – 6
Table of Contents
- Polynomials
- Summary
- Did You Know?
- What’s Next?
In the previous segment we saw Real numbers. In this segment, we will learn what Polynomials are.
What are Polynomials?
The world polynomial is made up of two terms: poly means many and nomial means parts.
So, polynomial means many terms.
Algebraic expressions which have one or more terms are called polynomials. There can be one, two, three, or even a greater number of terms.
Based on the number of terms a polynomial can be classified as:
- Monomial – An expression with one term
- Binomial – An expression with two terms
- Trinomial – An expression with three terms
For example,
| Monomial (1 term) | Binomial (2 terms) | Trinomial (3 terms) | More than 3 terms |
| 4x | 4 + x
3xy – y |
3 + a + b
3cd + a + 8 |
4z + 9 + 3x + y |
Summary
| Polynomial |
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Did you know, What’s next?
In the next segment of Class 10 Maths, we will learn about the degree of a polynomial.
