Question

How do you write a polynomial in standard form, then classify it by degree and number of terms `2-11x^2 -8x+x^2`?

Answer 1

The number of terms is 3
The is the highest degree is `x^2`

Explanation:

Collecting like terms

`(-11x^2+x^2)-8x+2`

`-10x^2-8x+2`

The number of terms is 3
The is the highest degree is `x^2`