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How do you write a polynomial in standard form, then classify it by degree and number of terms #8b^4 - 9b^3 - 2a^2#?

Answer 1

Ethan Adkins

Standard form: #8b^4 - 9b^3 - 2a^2#
Degree: #4#
Terms: #3#

In standard form, these terms will be expressed from highest to lowest exponent, which it is now: #8b^4 - 9b^3 - 2a^2#

Classifying by degree means to find the highest exponent of the terms, so the degree is #4#.

A term is split by the addition and subtraction operations, so there are #3# terms.

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Answer 2

Nathan Axel

To write a polynomial in standard form, arrange the terms in descending order of degree. The polynomial 8b^4 - 9b^3 - 2a^2 can be classified as a degree 4 polynomial with 3 terms.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

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