The wildfire burning near Fort McMurray on May 1, 2016. On May 1, 2016, a wildfire began southwest of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. On May 3, it swept through the community, forcing the largest wildfire evacuation in Alberta's history.
A polynomial in. x is defined as a finite sum of terms of the form axn, where a is a real number and. the exponent nis a whole number. For each term,a is called the coefficient, and n. is called the degree of the term. For example: If a polynomial has exactly one term, it is categorized as a monomial. A two-. term polynomial is called a binomial, and a three-term polynomial is called a. trinomial. Usually the terms of a polynomial are written in descending order. according to degree. In descending order, the highest-degree term is written first.
First degree polynomials are also known as linear polynomials. The name linear, of course, comes from the fact that they are lines.In particular, first degree polynomials are lines which are neither horizontal nor vertical.More often, letter m is used as the coefficient of x instead of a, and is used to represent the slope of the line. Slope describes the rate at which a line rises or falls, comparing vertical change to horizontal change.he name linear, of course, comes from the fact that they are lines. In particular, first degree polynomials are lines which are neither horizontal nor vertical. More often, letter m is used as the coefficient of x instead of a, and is used to represent the slope of the line.