Answer
Not a polynomial function.
Work Step by Step
The given function is $h(x)=x^3\sqrt {10}+5x^{-2}+1$.
This is not a polynomial function because the term $5x^{-2}$ has the exponent $-2$ which is not a whole number.
Algebra 2 (1st Edition)
by Larson, Ron; Boswell, Laurie; Kanold, Timothy D.; Stiff, Lee
Published by
McDougal Littell
ISBN 10:
0618595414
ISBN 13:
978-0-61859-541-9
Chapter 5 Polynomials and Polynomial Functions - 5.2 Evaluate and Graph Polynomial Functions - Guided Practice for Examples 3 and 4 - Page 339: 6
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