Question

How do you determine if `(3x)/(5y)` is a polynomial and if so, is it a monomial, binomial, or trinomial?

Answer 1

`(3x)/(5y)` is not a monomial, binomial, trinomial, or polynomial.

Explanation:

To find out why it's not classified, let's rewrite `(3x)/(5y)`:

`(3x)/(5y)= 3x*1/(5y)=3x*5y^-1`

An expression with a negative exponent cannot be classified as a polynomial.

I recommend watching this video about classifying polynomials including monomials, binomials, trinomials, and none of these.