Question

Determine if the expression 3 is a polynomial or not. If it is a polynomial, state thatype and degree of the polynomial.The given expression represents va polynomial. The polynomial is anone of the above and has a degree of oamonomialbinomialtrinomialnone of the aboveattempt 201

Answer 1

yes, 3 is a polynomial, a monomial, and its degree is 0 (zero)

1) Since a polynomial is defined as:

$P(x)=a_nx^n+a_{n-1}x^{n-1}+....a_1x+a_0$

2) Examining the number 3, we can tell the following:

$3=3x^0$

So, yes, 3 is a polynomial, and better classified as a monomial (for there's one single term), and the degree of this polynomial is 0