Math 3rd Quarter

•  Polynomial Expression - can be a monomial or a sum of monomials
• In a Polynomial Equation, two polynomials are set equal to each other.
• Terms are Factors of a Polynomial if, when they are multiplied, they equal that polynomial.
• The only way a product can equal zero is if one or more of the factors are zero.
• Setting the Factors of a Polynomial Expression equal to zero gives the Solutions to the Equation when the polynomial expression equals zero.  Another name for the Solutions of a Polynomial is the Roots of a Polynomial .
• Factoring is a method to find the basic numbers and variables that made up a product.
• Some numbers are Prime, meaning they are only divisible by themselves and 1.
• A “Difference of Squares” is a binomial (*2 terms only*)