In this lesson, we will learn vocabulary to describe expressions with multiple terms, some acronyms and properties that help us talk about order of operations and some information about factoring.
- mononomial
- binomial
- polynomial
- term
- PEMDAS
- order of operations
- distributive property
- FOIL
- factoring
- factor
- prime number
Expressions with Multiple Terms
Monomials, Binomials and Polynomials
If you have studied prefixes, maybe you already know that “mono-” means “one,” “bi-” means “two,” and “poly-” means “many.”
A monomial is an expression with one term. A term is one unit of an expression. Examine the following examples of monomials.
- 3x
- 4x2
- 7
- 52xy
A binomial is an expression with two terms. Examine the following examples of binomials.
- 3x + 2
- 3a(a+b)2
- x2 - y2
- 6a - 4
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