David Weber, Talei Kunkel, Alexander Martinez and, Rebecca Shultis Solutions for Chapter: Algebraic Expressions and Equations Puzzles and Tricks, Exercise 4: Practice 1

Copy and fill in the following table.

Is the given expression is 'a quintic that is a trinomial'?

$8x^5-4x^4+10$ (Write the answer in Yes or No)

Is the given expression is 'a quadratic that is a monomial'

$4x^2$ (Write the answer as Yes or No)

Is the given expression is 'a polynomial that is a quartic'

$10x^4+3x^3-6x^2+x+8$ (Write the answer as Yes or No)

Wrtie down an expression that meets the following characteristic: 'a binomial that is linear'

Writing the expression that meets the following characteristic, we get $4x^2+k$. Write the value of $k$.

'a quadratic with no constant term'

Writing the expression that meets the following characteristic, we get $2x^6+4x^4+k$. Write the value of $k$.

'a trinomial of degree $6$'

Solve this crossword puzzle using the clues below.