How do you write a polynomial in standard form, then classify it by degree and number of terms $c^2-2+4c$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-08-09T10:42:15

See a solution process below:

First, rewrite this polynomial from the term with the highest exponent to the lowest exponent to put it in standard terms:

$x^2 + 4c - 2$

The degree of the polynomial is found by looking at the term with the highest exponent on its variable(s).

This polynomial has a $2$ as its largest exponent and consists of three terms.

Therefore, this is a $color(red)(2"nd")$ degree $color(red)("tri")$ nomial.

How do you write a polynomial in standard form, then classify it by degree and number of terms c^2-2+4cc^2-2+4c?