## anonymous one year ago What would the proper term be for Tia equation -3x^5-2x^3

1. anonymous

The *

2. freckles

hint: there are two terms so you could use some word with bi in it

3. anonymous

ooh ooh i know look at my picture!

4. freckles

oh wait what equation?

5. anonymous

equation, expression potato , potahto

6. anonymous

7. freckles

still a different vegetable

8. anonymous

Binomial*

9. freckles

if you mean expression then yes you could call it a binomial but you said something about an equation which entails there should be a equal sign and something to follow the equal sign

10. anonymous

11. freckles

you can also say something about the degree of the polynomial you could say it is a 5th degree binomial

12. freckles

13. anonymous

Haha they don't want us saying degree so would quadratic binomial work for this?

14. freckles

binomial only

15. freckles

quadratics look like this: $ax^2+bx+c \\ \text{ where } a \neq 0$

16. anonymous

Oh are you sure then is it quatric?

17. freckles

a quadratic is second degree polynomial a quartric is a 4th degree polynomial (or you can call this a biquadratic ) a quintic is a 5th degree polynomial

18. freckles

I skipped 3rd degree polynomial might as well add that in there... a cubic is a 3rd degree polynomial

19. anonymous

So it's one of those binomial

20. freckles

it has two terms so yes again it is a binomial I also gave you the degree of the polynomial which is 5 because that is the largest exponent on the variable above you can find the special name for a 5th degree polynomial

21. anonymous

So quintic binomial!

22. freckles

yes in other words it is a 5th degree binomial as mentioned earlier :p