CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1 - What are the non-zero coefficients of a polynomial

Sangeetha Pulapaka (last edited 4 years ago) (Expert, Educator @Qalaxia)

Take a polynonial 3x^{2} + 4x + 2

The numbers 3, 4 are called the non-zero coefficients of the terms x^{2} and x. Meaning they have a number and are not equal to zero.

Skills to recall:

What is a coefficient in math

What is a variable

What are terms in a polynomial

What is a polynomial