Question

a polynomial with two terms is specifically called a ____. when terms in a polynomial are rearranged from highest to lowest powers of the variable, it is said to be in __ form. the expression ((3x - 2)(x^2 + 5x + 6)) requires the use of the ____ property for expansion.

Explanation:

1. A polynomial with exactly two distinct terms is defined as a binomial.
2. Rearranging polynomial terms from the highest exponent of the variable to the lowest is the standard (or standard) form of a polynomial.
3. To expand the product of two polynomials like $(3x - 2)(x^2 + 5x + 6)$, the distributive property (often called FOIL for binomials, which extends to polynomials) is used to multiply each term in the first polynomial by each term in the second.

Answer:

1. Binomial
2. Standard
3. Distributive (FOIL)