Based on its number of terms, what is the polynomial #4q^3+q^2-7q# called?

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Alan P.
Apr 8, 2017

Base on the number of terms this is a trinomial expression.

Explanation:

trinomial means the expression has 3 terms; in this case the terms are #4q^3#, #q^2#, and #-7q#.

This should not be confused with the term cubic which indicates that the highest exponent in this expression is #3# (and is unrelated to the number of terms).

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