How do you write a polynomial in standard form, then classify it by degree and number of terms #-1 + 2x^2#?

1 Answer
Jul 24, 2018

Standard form: #2x^2 -1#
Degree: #2#
Terms: #2#

Explanation:

In standard form, these terms will be expressed from highest to lowest exponent:
#2x^2 - 1#

Classifying by degree means to find the highest exponent of the terms, so the degree is #2#.

A term is a value split by the addition and subtraction operations, so there are #2# terms.

Hope this helps!