How do you write a polynomial in standard form, then classify it by degree and number of terms 12x^3 + 5 + 5x^2- 6x^2- 3x^3 - 9 - x? Algebra Polynomials and Factoring Polynomials in Standard Form 1 Answer sankarankalyanam Jun 15, 2018 color(green)("Degree of polynomial " - 3 color(green)("No. of terms " - 4 Explanation: 12x^3 + 5 + 5x^2 -6x^2 - 3x^3 -9 - x 12x^3 - 3x^3 + 5x^2 - 6x^2 - x - 9 + 5, color(purple)(" rearranging like terms together and in the decreasing order of the exponant" 9x^3 - x^2 - x - 4, color(purple)(" simplifying" color(green)("Degree of polynomial " - 3 color(green)("No. of terms " - 4 Answer link Related questions What is a Polynomial? How do you rewrite a polynomial in standard form? How do you determine the degree of a polynomial? What is a coefficient of a term? Is x^2+3x^{\frac{1}{2}} a polynomial? How do you express -16+5f^8-7f^3 in standard form? What is the degree of 16x^2y^3-3xy^5-2x^3y^2+2xy-7x^2y^3+2x^3y^2? What is the degree of the polynomial x^4-3x^3y^2+8x-12? What is the difference between a monomial, binomial and polynomial? How do you write y = 2/3x + 5 in standard form? See all questions in Polynomials in Standard Form Impact of this question 1720 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License