How do you write a polynomial in standard form, then classify it by degree and number of terms $0.43x - 7x^4 - 0.76 + 3x^6 - 7x^3 + 4x^8$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-11-17T07:31:14

$4x^8+3x^6-7x^4-7x^3+0.43x-0.76$

The greatest exponent is 8, so this is an 8th degree polynomial, and it has 6 terms.

A polynomial in standard form, it is written in descending order of exponents, ending with a constant (no variable or exponent).

Given:

$0.43x-7x^4-0.76+3x^6-7x^3+4x^8$

Rewrite in descending order of exponents.

$4x^8+3x^6-7x^4-7x^3+0.43x-0.76$

The greatest exponent is 8, so this is an 8th degree polynomial, and it has 6 terms.

How do you write a polynomial in standard form, then classify it by degree and number of terms 0.43x - 7x^4 - 0.76 + 3x^6 - 7x^3 + 4x^8 0.43x - 7x^4 - 0.76 + 3x^6 - 7x^3 + 4x^8 ?