How do you write a polynomial in standard form, then classify it by degree and number of terms x^7y^2 + 4x^3y + 10x^3x7y2+4x3y+10x3?

1 Answer
Feb 22, 2018

Currently is in standard form, degree=9=9; There are 33 terms

Explanation:

Our polynomial is in standard form when the exponents of xx are descending, and the exponents of yy are descending. Right now, it is in standard form because from left to right, the exponents on xx go from 77 to 33 to 33, and on the yy terms, the exponents go from 22 to 11 to 00.

NOTE: y^0y0 can go at the end of the last term since it is equal to 11 and will not change the meaning of the expression.

Degree: This would be a 9th9th degree polynomial, because the highest exponent is on the term x^7y^2x7y2, and if we add the exponents, we get 99 as the degree.

Terms: The terms are separated by the addition signs, thus we have 33 terms.

Hope this helps!