Degree of a Polynomial

Xylem101
Tue, 18 Jul 2006 10:55:15 +0000

B) not a Polynomial…because x is raised to a non-whole number ( 5 Sqrt (x) is the same as 5x^(1/2) )

D)not a polynomial because e is raised to a varible not a constant ( i am 90% sure about this …need to check)



Can someone verify that a polynomial function must contain ONLY integral powers?



there you go (From Wikipedia)



In mathematics, a polynomial is an expression in which a finite number of constants and variables are combined using only addition, subtraction, multiplication, and positive whole number exponents (raising to a power).