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How do you write a polynomial in standard form, then classify it by degree and number of terms #5x + x^3 − 3#?

Answer 1

Hazel Anglin

See explanation.

To write a polynomial in standard form you have to order its terms by decreasing powers of the unknown.

Here it will be:

In this form you can say that:

It is a trinomial because itis a sum of 3 terms

The polynomial's degree is #3# - it is the highest power of the unknown with non-zero coefficient.

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Answer 2

Avery Alexander

To write a polynomial in standard form, arrange the terms in descending order of their exponents. The polynomial 5x + x^3 - 3 can be written in standard form as x^3 + 5x - 3.

This polynomial is a cubic polynomial because the highest degree term is x^3, and it has three terms, making it a trinomial.

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