Question

Identify the binomial out of the following:

Options

• 3xy² + 5y – x²y

• x²y – 5y – x²y

• xy + yz + zx

• 3xy² + 5y – xy²

Answer 1

3xy² + 5y – xy²

Explanation:

Expression with two unlike terms is called a ‘Binomial’.

The expression 3xy² + 5y – xy² is further simplified as,

= 3xy² + 5y – xy²

= (3xy² – xy²) + 5y

= 2xy² + 5y