Question

How do you write a polynomial in standard form, then classify it by degree and number of terms `-2x^2 - 16x + -4x^3 +2x^4 +5`?

Answer 1

See below.

Explanation:

Standard form means that the terms are written in order form highest power to lowest power.

`2x^4 - 4x^3 - 2x^2 - 16x + 5`

The degree of the polynomial is `4`, as this is the highest power present in the polynomial.

The polynomial has `5` total terms.