Classifying Polynomials Worksheet
A worksheet for grade 9 students to practice classifying polynomials by degree and number of terms.
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Classifying Polynomials
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Read each question carefully and classify the given polynomials by their degree and number of terms.
1. What is the degree of the polynomial 5x³ - 2x + 7?
1
2
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4
2. How many terms are in the polynomial 4x²y - 3xy + 8?
1
2
3
4
3. A polynomial with exactly one term is called a .
4. The degree of a constant polynomial (e.g., 9) is .
5. A polynomial with a degree of 2 is classified as a .
Match each polynomial with its correct classification by number of terms.
6. 3x² - 5x + 1
a. Monomial
7. 7y⁴
b. Binomial
8. 2ab + 4c
c. Trinomial
9. Classify the polynomial 8x⁵ - 3x² + 2x - 1 by degree and number of terms.
10. Give an example of a binomial with a degree of 4.
11. The polynomial 6 is a monomial of degree 1.
True
False
12. A polynomial with degree 0 is a constant.
True
False