1) Which of the following are considered POLYNOMIALS according to the rules of polynomials? Check all that apply

A polynomial is writen as:

p(x) = aₙ*xⁿ + ... + a₂*x² + a₁*x¹ + a₀

So we can only have positive integer exponents of x.

the coefficients "a" can be any real number.

Let's analyze the options:

1) Here we can see a term with "√x", remember that:

√x = (x)^(1/2)

This is not an integer exponent, then this is not a polynomial.

2) This is a polynomial.

3) Here we have the term "4/x"

This can be written as:

4/x = 4*x^(-1)

Then this is not a polynomial.

4) Here we have the term "5^x"

In a polynomial we must have powers of x, not x as a power, then this is not a polynomial.

5) This is a polynomial.

6) Here we have the term " 2/x^2"

This can be written as:

2/x^2 = 2*x^(-2)

We have a negative exponent of x, then this is not a polynomial.