A student writes: “The polynomial r(x)=0 has degree 0 and, since it consists of a single term, it is a monomial.” Which option best describes the error in this statement?
(a) The zero polynomial has degree 0 and, having just one term, it is correctly called a monomial.
(b) Because it can be written as 0x2+0x+0, its highest power is 2, so the zero polynomial is a trinomial of degree 2.},{
(c) The zero polynomial has no degree, and it cannot be classified by the number of terms.
(d) The expression 0 is not considered a polynomial at all, so talking about its degree or terms is meaningless.