Question

$4ab+2ab+7bc+ba-8cb-10ba+-9bca+24a^2$
is a ____.

• A. monomial
• B. binomial
• C. trinomial
• D. polynomial

Answer 1

The correct option is D

polynomial

$4ab+2ab+7bc+ba-8cb-10ba-9bca+24a^2$

Clubbing the like terms together, we get,

$4ab+2ab+ba-10ba+7bc-8cb-9bca+24a^2$

$=4ab+2ab+ab-10ab+7bc-8bc-9bca+24a^2$

$=-3ab-bc-9bca+24a^2$

Since the expression reduces to 4 terms, it is a polynomial.