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

1 Answer
Jul 24, 2018

Standard form: #x^2y^2 + xy - 1# (the form it is on right now)
Degree: #2#
Terms: #3#

Explanation:

This polynomial is already in standard form. It is listed from the largest to smallest exponent.

Classifying by degree means to find the highest exponent, which is #2#.

Terms are split by addition or subtract operations, so there are #3# terms.

Hope this helps!