Question

Justify if the expression $\frac{1}{2x}$ is polynomial.

Answer 1

Define polynomial.

An algebraic expression in which the exponents of variable are all whole number.

The given expression is$\frac{1}{2x}$. It can be written as:

$\frac{1}{2}{x}^{-1}$.

Here, the exponents of the variable is not a whole number.

Hence, the given expression is not polynomial.