How do you write a polynomial in standard form, then classify it by degree and number of terms #3x^2 – 6x^4 + 2 + 4x#?
1 Answer
Sep 4, 2016
See explanation.
Explanation:
To write a polynomial in a standard form you have to set its terms according to the variable powers in a descending order.
In this example it would give:
This expression is a polynomial of fourth degree with 4 terms:
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#x^4# with a coefficient of#-6# -
#x^2# with a coefficient of#3# -
#x# with a coefficient of#4# -
The free term (without any variable)
#2#
