Question

Classify into monomials, binomials and trinomials.

$a^2+b^2$

Answer 1

Classification of algebraic expression.

Monomial: An algebraic expression that contains only one term is called a monomial.

Binomial: An algebraic expression that contains two unlike terms is called a binomial.

Trinomial: An algebraic expression that contains three unlike terms is called a trinomial.

The given expression is, $a^2+b^2$

It is observed that there are only two terms in the given expression.

Hence, the given expression is binomial.